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...

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

Exoscale logo Exoscale

  • 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

How do Cleura's prices compare against Exoscale?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Cleura Cleura
$15.26 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public)
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Cleura Cleura
$88.81 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public)
Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Cleura Cleura
$177.61 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public)
Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Cleura Cleura
$11.46 / mo 100 GB
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

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
Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB

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
Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer

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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Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)

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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Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Cleura Cleura
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Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Cleura Cleura
$32.94 €0.02875 / GB
Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Cleura Cleura
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Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr

Billing Options

Cleura Cleura
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Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand

Available Models

Exoscale offers 6 GPU models.

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.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Cleura Cleura
cleura.com
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Headquarters
Cleura Cleura
Sweden
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Founded
Cleura Cleura
2002
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Data Center Locations
Cleura Cleura
6
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Example Customers
Cleura Cleura
Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai
Exoscale Exoscale
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Exoscale on Feb. 12, 2026.