Elastx
vs
Thunder Compute
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Elastx | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $27.03 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $130.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $261.60 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $29.30 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 26% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
| Object storage | $56.74 /mo 1 TB stored | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $39.92 /mo v1-lb-1 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $51.58 /TB 1 TB external traffic | Free and unlimited |
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 Thunder Compute each offer 4 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
A100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.5x more expensive on Elastx |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.91 /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 |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Elastx bills on-demand; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Elastx | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Elastx | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | elastx.se | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 11, 2026.