Cleura
vs
Exoscale
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and a CDN inside the EU. Cleura runs OpenStack in Sweden and Germany, while Exoscale charges less across the board and adds GPUs.
What's good about each
- 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
- 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 | Cleura | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | 30% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Medium VM | $87.02 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 23% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Large VM | $174.03 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $11.22 /mo 100 GB | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | 10% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Object storage | $32.90 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | 23% 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 | $38.66 /mo Octavia LBaaS | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | 35% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | |
| Egress | $32.27 /TB €0.02875 / GB | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | 38% cheaper on Exoscale |
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
Exoscale offers 7 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cleura. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cleura | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Exoscale only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
-- | $0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
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 | Cleura | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Locations | 6 | 8 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | -- |
| Website | cleura.com | www.exoscale.com |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Exoscale on Oct. 2, 2026.