Elastx
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Elastx | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 56% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Medium VM | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 59% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Large VM | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 59% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 72% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Object storage | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 15% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Egress | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month | 91% cheaper on Zenlayer |
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, while Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Elastx bills on-demand; Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | -- |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 22 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | elastx.se | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.