Daytona
vs
Elastx
What's good about each
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
- All infrastructure in Sweden with three availability zones for local disaster recovery
- ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
- 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Daytona | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | $26.69 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | 44% cheaper on Elastx |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | $129.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | 46% cheaper on Elastx |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $258.31 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | $28.93 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | 73% cheaper on Daytona |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $71.37 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $186.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $186.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $39.42 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $50.93 /TB 1 TB external traffic |
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
Daytona offers 7 GPU models, while Elastx offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 1 config
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.87 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Elastx |
|
H100
10 configs
|
$2.27 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B200
10 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
H200
10 configs
|
$2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
$0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $2.28 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $1.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
Daytona bills on-demand and spot; Elastx 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 | Daytona | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | -- |
| Website | www.daytona.io | elastx.se |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 18, 2026.