Elastx
vs
Thalassa Cloud
What's good about each
- 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
- European cloud with data residency in the Netherlands
- Full Terraform support and API-first platform
- Billed by the minute, with monthly invoicing in Euro
- Direct engineer support in Dutch and English
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Elastx | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $27.03 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | $9.44 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | 2.9x more expensive on Elastx |
| Medium VM | $130.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | $126.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | Within 5% |
| Large VM | $261.60 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | $256.39 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $29.30 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | $20.53 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 30% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Object storage | $56.74 /mo 1 TB stored | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | $25.46 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (db-pgp.medium) | 7.4x more expensive on Elastx |
| Redis | $189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $39.92 /mo v1-lb-1 | $17.19 /mo HA Network Load Balancer | 2.3x more expensive on Elastx |
| Egress | $51.58 /TB 1 TB external traffic | -- Not listed |
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. We track no GPU listings from Thalassa Cloud. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$1.02 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
Elastx bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Elastx | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | Netherlands |
| Locations | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | ContainerInfra, RepliKate, Balean, BrainHive, BaseTide |
| Website | elastx.se | thalassa.cloud |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Thalassa Cloud on Feb. 12, 2026.