Fluidstack
vs
Salad
What's good about each
- Managed Slurm and Kubernetes clusters on bare metal
- Active and passive cluster health checks with observability
- ClusterMAX Gold rating from SemiAnalysis
- Custom data centers built for a single customer's workload
GPUs
Salad offers 35 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Fluidstack. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Fluidstack | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 4090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.09 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5060 Ti
2 configs
|
-- | $0.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3060
4 configs
|
-- | $0.03 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5080
2 configs
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5070
2 configs
|
-- | $0.08 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5070 Ti
2 configs
|
-- | $0.10 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 4070
2 configs
|
-- | $0.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3080
2 configs
|
-- | $0.06 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
Salad bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Fluidstack | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Fluidstack | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type I, platform only |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Fluidstack | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
| Website | www.fluidstack.io | salad.com |
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Our data for Fluidstack was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Salad on Oct. 1, 2026.