Impossible Cloud
vs
Runpod
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
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Impossible Cloud | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| 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 | 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
Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 11 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
B300
14 configs · 5 configs
|
$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config · 3 configs
|
$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | $5.98 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Different terms |
|
H200
1 config · 6 configs
|
$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $4.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $1.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
A100
12 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
MI300X
2 configs
|
-- | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
L40S
7 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 months); Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Impossible Cloud | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Impossible Cloud | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | 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 | Impossible Cloud | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 2, 2026.