Cleura
vs
Wasabi
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
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No fees for API requests
- Free egress within fair-use limits (up to 1x stored volume per month)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cleura | Wasabi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.05 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $87.58 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $175.16 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.30 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $33.11 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $7.99 /mo 1 TB, data transfer within fair-use policy | 76% cheaper on Wasabi |
| Load balancer | $38.91 /mo Octavia LBaaS | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $32.48 /TB €0.02875 / GB | Free within fair-use policy |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cleura | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Data centers only |
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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 15 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
| Website | cleura.com | wasabi.com |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Wasabi on Sept. 18, 2026.