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Elastx vs Runpod

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What's good about...

Elastx logo Elastx

  • All infrastructure in Sweden with four 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

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Price comparison

How do Elastx's prices compare against Runpod?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Elastx Elastx
$24.79 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Elastx Elastx
$120.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Elastx Elastx
$240.10 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Elastx Elastx
$26.87 / mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS)
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Elastx Elastx
$52.08 / mo 1 TB stored
Runpod Runpod
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Elastx Elastx
$40.31 / mo v1-lb-1
Runpod Runpod
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Elastx Elastx
$174.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk
Runpod Runpod
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Elastx Elastx
$174.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey)
Runpod Runpod
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Free egress allowance

Elastx Elastx
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Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Elastx Elastx
$52.08 1 TB external traffic
Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Elastx Elastx
$0.94/hr
Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr

Billing Options

Elastx Elastx
On-Demand
Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Elastx offers 4 GPU models, while Runpod offers 22.

Elastx Elastx
A100(2) L40S(1) RTX Pro 6000(1) L4(1)
Runpod Runpod
H100(54) A100(13) H200(24) L40S(18) B200(18) RTX Pro 6000(24) RTX A6000(15) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(2) RTX 5090(15)
View all 22 GPUs

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Elastx and Runpod offer:

Service Elastx Runpod
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Elastx Elastx
elastx.se
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Headquarters
Elastx Elastx
Sweden
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Founded
Elastx Elastx
2012
Runpod Runpod
2022
Data Center Locations
Elastx Elastx
4
Runpod Runpod
24
Example Customers
Elastx Elastx
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Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor

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Our data for Elastx was last updated on April 13, 2026, and for Runpod on June 23, 2026.