What's good about...

Exoscale logo Exoscale

  • 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

Nova Cloud logo Nova Cloud

  • Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
  • Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
  • Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
  • 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available

Price comparison

How do Exoscale's prices compare against Nova Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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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.
Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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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.
Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Free egress allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
$0.41/hr

Billing Options

Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)

Available Models

Exoscale offers 6 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.

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
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
nova-cloud.ai
Headquarters
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
Canada
Founded
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
2018
Data Center Locations
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
1
Example Customers
Exoscale Exoscale
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Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on June 23, 2026.