Elastx
vs
Exoscale
Elastx runs OpenStack across three zones in Sweden, while Exoscale charges less for VMs, storage and databases and runs zones across Central Europe.
What's good about each
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
- Locations in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia
- 1 TiB of monthly egress included per instance
- Managed databases from PostgreSQL to Kafka and ClickHouse
- Nvidia GPUs from RTX 3080 Ti to RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Elastx | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | 60% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Medium VM | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 47% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Large VM | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | 34% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Block storage | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | 64% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Object storage | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | 64% cheaper on Exoscale |
| PostgreSQL | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | 46% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Redis | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | 77% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Load balancer | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | 35% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | |
| Egress | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | 60% cheaper on Exoscale |
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
Elastx offers 4 GPU models, while Exoscale offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 4 configs
|
$2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on Exoscale |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
-- | $0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
Elastx bills on-demand; Exoscale 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 | Elastx | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Locations | 3 | 8 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | elastx.se | www.exoscale.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Exoscale on Oct. 1, 2026.