Cleura
vs
Exoscale
Cleura serves the market from Sweden/Germany with OpenStack flexibility, while Exoscale focuses on Swiss privacy laws and operational simplicity. Both prioritize GDPR compliance and strict data protection.
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
- Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
- Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX PRO 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
- European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cleura | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.44 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | 32% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Medium VM | $89.86 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 25% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Large VM | $179.72 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | 7% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Block storage | $11.59 /mo 100 GB | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | 13% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Object storage | $31.52 /mo 1 TB | $19.80 /mo 1 TB (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 | $39.92 /mo Octavia LBaaS | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | 37% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | |
| Egress | $33.33 /TB €0.02875 / GB | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | 40% 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.
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 Feb. 12, 2026, and for Exoscale on Sept. 12, 2026.