Exoscale
vs
Oracle 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
- Great price-performance ratio
- Wide range of server configurations and managed services
- Comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud solutions
- 10 TB of free egress per month
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Exoscale | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | $10.42 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | $27.53 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 2.4x more expensive on Exoscale |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | $92.26 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 45% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | $4.25 /mo 100 GB | 2.4x more expensive on Exoscale |
| Object storage | $19.80 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | $25.57 /mo | 23% cheaper on Exoscale |
| PostgreSQL | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | $70.56 /mo 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.Flex.E4) | 28% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Redis | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM | 34% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Load balancer | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | $7.86 /mo | 3.2x more expensive on Exoscale |
| Egress allowance | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | 10 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB | 2.4x more expensive on Exoscale |
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 Oracle Cloud offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Exoscale | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- On request | $15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
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$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.3x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
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$0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.6x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
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$1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
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$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
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$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
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$0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
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-- | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
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-- | $14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
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-- | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
Exoscale bills on-demand; Oracle Cloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Exoscale | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 8 | 39 |
| Example customers | -- | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
| Website | www.exoscale.com | www.oracle.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on Sept. 11, 2026.