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Cleura vs Elastx

Elastx and Cleura are both Swedish OpenStack providers focused on data sovereignty. Elastx includes 24/7 support and DDoS protection in base pricing, while Cleura offers datacenters in both Sweden and Germany.

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What's good about...

Cleura logo Cleura

  • All infrastructure located in EU (Sweden and Germany) for full data sovereignty
  • OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
  • Transparent pricing with per-second billing
  • €50 free trial credit for new users
  • Strong focus on compliance and regulated industries

Elastx logo Elastx

  • All infrastructure in Sweden with four availability zones for local disaster recovery
  • ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
  • 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
  • OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
  • Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts

Price comparison

How do Cleura's prices compare against Elastx?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Cleura Cleura
$15.26 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public)
Elastx Elastx
$24.79 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Cleura Cleura
$88.81 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public)
Elastx Elastx
$120.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Cleura Cleura
$177.61 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public)
Elastx Elastx
$240.10 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Cleura Cleura
$11.46 / mo 100 GB
Elastx Elastx
$26.87 / mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Cleura Cleura
$31.15 / mo 1 TB
Elastx Elastx
$52.08 / mo 1 TB stored

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Cleura Cleura
$39.45 / mo Octavia LBaaS
Elastx Elastx
$40.31 / mo v1-lb-1

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Cleura Cleura
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Elastx Elastx
$174.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Cleura Cleura
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Elastx Elastx
$174.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Cleura Cleura
$32.94 €0.02875 / GB
Elastx Elastx
$52.08 1 TB external traffic

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Cleura Cleura
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Elastx Elastx
$0.94/hr

Billing Options

Cleura Cleura
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Elastx Elastx
On-Demand

Available Models

Elastx offers 4 GPU models.

Cleura Cleura
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Elastx Elastx
A100(2) L40S(1) RTX Pro 6000(1) L4(1)

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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Cleura and Elastx offer:

Service Cleura Elastx
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Cleura Cleura
cleura.com
Elastx Elastx
elastx.se
Headquarters
Cleura Cleura
Sweden
Elastx Elastx
Sweden
Founded
Cleura Cleura
2002
Elastx Elastx
2012
Data Center Locations
Cleura Cleura
6
Elastx Elastx
4
Example Customers
Cleura Cleura
Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai
Elastx Elastx
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Elastx on April 13, 2026.

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Our sponsor
Per-second billing. Pay only for what you use.
50+ GPU models from RTX 3060 to B200, from $0.04/hr
No minimums, no long-term contracts.
SOC2 certified · PyTorch, CUDA & TensorFlow templates ready
Learn more