Cirrascale
vs
Exoscale
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- Locations in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia
- 1 TiB of monthly egress included per instance
- Managed databases from PostgreSQL to Kafka and ClickHouse
- Nvidia GPUs from RTX 3080 Ti to RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cirrascale | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | 50% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | 37% cheaper on Exoscale |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cirrascale offers 11 GPU models, while Exoscale offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.39 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
A5000
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H100
4 configs
|
$3.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
A100
12 configs
|
$2.33 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
-- | $0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 months); Exoscale bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Cirrascale | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | 12 | 8 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | www.exoscale.com |
Alternatives to consider
Compare Cirrascale and Exoscale against other cloud providers.
Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Exoscale on Oct. 1, 2026.