Impossible Cloud
vs
Oracle Cloud
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Impossible Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | 70% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Free Network Load Balancer | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | 10 TB / mo | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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
Impossible Cloud offers 6 GPU models, while Oracle Cloud offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 1 config
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
B300
10 configs · 1 config
|
$5.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | $15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | $14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H200
5 configs · 1 config
|
$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
3 configs · 1 config
|
$1.13 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | $16.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 months); Oracle Cloud 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 | Impossible Cloud | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Data centers only | Yes |
| FedRAMP | -- | High, US Government Cloud |
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 | Impossible Cloud | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 45 |
| Example customers | -- | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | www.oracle.com |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on Oct. 1, 2026.