Exoscale vs SwissGPU

Exoscale is a Swiss cloud provider with managed services and a broader IaaS catalog. SwissGPU focuses narrowly on bare-metal GPU rentals at lower prices.

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

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

Price comparison

How do Exoscale's prices compare against SwissGPU?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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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)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Free egress allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr
SwissGPU SwissGPU
$0.25/hr

Billing Options

Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand
SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand

Available Models

Exoscale offers 6 GPU models, while SwissGPU offers 7.

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
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
Headquarters
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland
Founded
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
SwissGPU SwissGPU
2025
Data Center Locations
Exoscale Exoscale
8
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
Example Customers
Exoscale Exoscale
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SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for SwissGPU on May 13, 2026.