Elastx
vs
Impossible Cloud
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
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Elastx | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $26.05 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $126.07 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $252.14 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $28.24 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $69.67 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | 89% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $182.24 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $182.24 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $38.48 /mo v1-lb-1 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | No egress fees | |
| Egress | $49.71 /TB 1 TB external traffic | Free No egress or API request charges | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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 and Impossible Cloud each offer 4 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B300
14 configs
|
-- | $4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
Elastx bills on-demand; Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Elastx | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Elastx | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | 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 | Elastx | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | Germany |
| Locations | 3 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | elastx.se | www.impossiblecloud.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on Oct. 2, 2026.