Cleura
vs
Verda
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
- Nvidia GPU range from A100 to GB300 NVL72
- On-demand, spot, and reserved pricing on the same hardware
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and C5 certified
- EU owned, with datacenters in Finland and Iceland
- Powered by 100% renewable energy
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cleura | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.96 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $87.09 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | $21.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 75% cheaper on Verda |
| Large VM | $174.17 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | $36.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | 79% cheaper on Verda |
| Block storage | $11.23 /mo 100 GB | $20.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 44% cheaper on Cleura |
| Object storage | $32.93 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $38.69 /mo Octavia LBaaS | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $32.30 /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
Verda offers 11 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Cleura.
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 | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | Finland |
| Locations | 6 | 3 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University |
| Website | cleura.com | verda.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Verda on Oct. 21, 2026.