Exoscale
vs
Impossible Cloud
What's good about each
- Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
- Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX PRO 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
- European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Exoscale | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $19.80 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | 2.5x more expensive on Exoscale |
| PostgreSQL | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | No egress fees | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | Free No egress or API request charges | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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
Exoscale offers 7 GPU models, while Impossible Cloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Exoscale | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 9 configs
|
-- On request | $4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
$0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
$1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $2.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $4.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
Exoscale bills on-demand; Impossible Cloud bills reserved (12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Exoscale | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | Germany |
| Locations | 8 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | www.exoscale.com | www.impossiblecloud.com |
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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.