Civo vs Lambda Labs

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Civo

Offers many managed services, from databases to GPUs to object storage to containers
Create a Kubernetes cluster with just a few clicks
Competitive pricing, free egress

Lambda Labs

Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Lambda Labs?

Example configuration	Civo	Lambda Labs
VM Small	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM	--
VM Medium	$40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM	--
VM Large	$160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM	--
Block Storage	$10.00 / mo 100 GB	$20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo
Object Storage	$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer	--
Load Balancer	$10.00 / mo Single node	--
Managed PostgreSQL	$40.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM	--
Managed Redis®*	$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Free and unlimited	Free and unlimited

Civo offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
L40S Medium	1x L40S	48GB	8	64GB	$1.79	Source
A100-40 Small	1x A100	40GB	8	64GB	$1.79	Source
A100-80 Small	1x A100	80GB	12	128GB	$2.38	Source
L40S Medium (2x)	2x L40S	96GB	16	128GB	$3.57	Source
A100-40 Medium	2x A100	80GB	16	128GB	$3.57	Source
A100-80 Medium	2x A100	160GB	24	256GB	$4.76	Source
L40S Large	4x L40S	192GB	32	255GB	$7.14	Source
A100-40 Large	4x A100	160GB	32	255GB	$7.14	Source
A100-80 Large	4x A100	320GB	48	512GB	$9.52	Source
L40S Extra Large	8x L40S	384GB	64	512GB	$14.29	Source
A100-40 Extra Large	8x A100	320GB	64	512GB	$14.29	Source
A100-80 Extra Large	8x A100	640GB	96	1024GB	$19.05	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	--	--	On Request	Source
GH200	1x GH200	96GB	--	--	On Request	Source

Lambda Labs offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
1x RTX6000	1x RTX 6000	24GB	14	46GB	$0.50	Launch
1x A10	1x A10G	24GB	30	200GB	$0.75	Launch
1x A6000	1x A6000	48GB	14	100GB	$0.80	Launch
1x A100 SXM	1x A100	40GB	30	200GB	$1.29	Launch
2x A6000	2x A6000	96GB	28	200GB	$1.60	Launch
1x H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	26	200GB	$2.49	Launch
2x A100	2x A100	80GB	60	400GB	$2.58	Launch
Nvidia GH200	1x GH200	96GB	64	432GB	$3.19	Source
4x A6000	4x A6000	192GB	56	400GB	$3.20	Launch
8x V100	8x V100	128GB	92	448GB	$4.40	Launch
4x A100	4x A100	160GB	120	800GB	$5.16	Launch
8x A100	8x A100	320GB	124	1800GB	$10.32	Launch
8x H100 SXM	8x H100	640GB	208	1800GB	$23.92	Launch
Nvidia H200 SXM	8x H200	1128GB	224	--	On Request	Source
B200	8x B200	1440GB	224	--	On Request	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Lambda Labs offer:

Service	Civo	Lambda Labs
Block Storage		--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer		--
Managed Kubernetes		--
Managed MySQL		--
Managed PostgreSQL		--
Managed Redis®*		--
Object Storage		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Civo	Lambda Labs
Website	civo.com	lambdalabs.com
Headquarters	United Kingdom 🇬🇧	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2015	2012
Data Center Locations	5	15
Example Customers	TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika

	Civo
Website	civo.com
Headquarters	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded	2015
Data Center Locations	5
Example Customers	TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™

	Lambda Labs
Website	lambdalabs.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012
Data Center Locations	15
Example Customers	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika