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

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

Price comparison

How do Elastx's prices compare against SwissGPU?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Elastx Elastx
$24.79 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Elastx Elastx
$120.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Elastx Elastx
$52.08 1 TB external traffic
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Elastx Elastx
$0.94/hr
SwissGPU SwissGPU
$0.25/hr

Billing Options

Elastx Elastx
On-Demand
SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand

Available Models

Elastx offers 4 GPU models, while SwissGPU offers 7.

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

Company details

Website
Elastx Elastx
elastx.se
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
Headquarters
Elastx Elastx
Sweden
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland
Founded
Elastx Elastx
2012
SwissGPU SwissGPU
2025
Data Center Locations
Elastx Elastx
4
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
Example Customers
Elastx Elastx
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SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on April 13, 2026, and for SwissGPU on May 13, 2026.