Impossible Cloud
vs
Paperspace
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
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | -- 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
Impossible Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 2 configs
|
$2.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.1x more expensive on Paperspace |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$4.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace 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 |
|
RTX 5000
1 config
|
-- | $0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
P6000
1 config
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months); Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Impossible Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Impossible Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Paperspace on Sept. 11, 2026.