Hikube
vs
Paperspace
What's good about each
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hikube | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | 78% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Medium VM | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | 50% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Large VM | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | 50% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Block storage | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | 68% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Object storage | $24.41 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $59.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $24.08 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
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
Hikube offers 6 GPU models, while Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hikube | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 2 configs
|
$3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Hikube |
|
A100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
Hikube bills on-demand; Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hikube | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, data centers 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 | Hikube | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | hikube.cloud | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Paperspace on Sept. 22, 2026.