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Exoscale vs Thunder Compute

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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

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • Offers fast GPUs at low prices, including A100 and H100 instances
  • Simple, pay-as-you-go, transparent pricing model
  • Customizable instance specs (CPUs, RAM, disk)

Price comparison

How do Exoscale's prices compare against Thunder Compute?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.1 per GB/month

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
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Free egress allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$0.35/hr

Billing Options

Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand

Available Models

Exoscale offers 6 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4.

Exoscale Exoscale
RTX Pro 6000(4) V100(4) A5000(3) RTX 3080 Ti(3) A40(4) A30(4)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(6) A100(6) RTX A6000(1) L40(6)

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

Here are some managed services that Exoscale and Thunder Compute offer:

Service Exoscale Thunder Compute
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
thundercompute.com
Headquarters
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America
Founded
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Data Center Locations
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Example Customers
Exoscale Exoscale
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health

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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on June 22, 2026.