Database Mart
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- Large selection of VPS and dedicated GPUs
- Affordable pricing and generous free egress allowance
- Regularly offers GPUs at a discount
- US-based data centers and 24/7 customer support
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Database Mart | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.99 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 84% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Medium VM | $12.99 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 140 GB SSD | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 85% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Large VM | $23.99 /mo 8 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 240 GB SSD | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 86% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB extra SSD space | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | Identical |
| PostgreSQL | $12.99 /mo 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 32 TB per instance 100 Mbps (shared) | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB Upgrade to 320 TB, 1 Gbps (shared) | 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
Database Mart offers 24 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Database Mart | Runpod | Difference |
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$2.92 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.58 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.61 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$0.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | $0.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
Database Mart bills reserved (1, 3, 12 or 24 months); Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
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 | Database Mart | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 33 |
| Example customers | EscrichSoft, Zavanti, SparqData | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | www.databasemart.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Database Mart was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 1, 2026.