Cleura
vs
Thunder Compute
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cleura | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.44 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $89.86 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $179.72 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.59 /mo 100 GB | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 46% cheaper on Cleura |
| Object storage | $31.52 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $39.92 /mo Octavia LBaaS | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $33.33 /TB €0.02875 / GB | Free and unlimited |
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
Thunder Compute offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cleura. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cleura | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cleura | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 1 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | cleura.com | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 12, 2026.