What's good about...

Canopy Wave logo Canopy Wave

  • Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
  • 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
  • GPU rental and open-model inference on one account

Zenlayer logo Zenlayer

  • 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
  • Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
  • Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
  • Competitive GPU pricing

Price comparison

How do Canopy Wave's prices compare against Zenlayer?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$11.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$52.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$104.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$7.00 / mo 100 GB (Shared Storage)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$8.00 / mo 100 GB volume

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$40.00 / mo 1 TB
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$32.70 / mo 1 TB estimated usage

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$3.25/hr
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$0.56/hr

Billing Options

Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
On-DemandCustom
Zenlayer Zenlayer
On-Demand

Available Models

Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Zenlayer Zenlayer

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Canopy Wave and Zenlayer offer:

Company details

Website
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
canopywave.com
Headquarters
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
United States of America
Zenlayer Zenlayer
United States of America
Founded
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
2024
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Data Center Locations
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
2
Zenlayer Zenlayer
22
Example Customers
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Aug. 14, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Aug. 14, 2026.