Hikube
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hikube | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 60% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Medium VM | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 55% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Large VM | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 55% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 64% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| 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 | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hikube | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
$3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$3.03 /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 |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Hikube bills on-demand; Zenlayer 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.
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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | -- |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 22 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | hikube.cloud | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Sept. 22, 2026.