Hikube
vs
Thunder Compute
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hikube | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | Within 5% |
| 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 | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited |
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 Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hikube | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
A100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 64% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
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
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Hikube bills on-demand; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hikube | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| NoSQL Databases | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | hikube.cloud | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 23, 2026.