Lightning AI
vs
Zeabur
What's good about each
- Billed by the second, interruptible machines 50-80% off
- Studios move between its own cloud, AWS, GCP, Lambda and Nebius
- Owned H100, B200 and GB300 fleet in US datacenters
- Bring your own AWS or GCP account and spend cloud credits
- Easy to use dashboard
- Automated SSL, deployments, and PR previews
- Framework detection, no need to write Dockerfiles
- Pre-built templates for databases, caches and more including automated backups
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lightning AI | Zeabur | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.80 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (team plan) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $172.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (custom/enterprise plan) | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | $20.00 /mo 100 GB | 50% cheaper on Lightning AI |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 10-100 GB, depends on plan | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB |
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
Lightning AI offers 8 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Zeabur.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lightning AI | Zeabur |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lightning AI | Zeabur |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only | -- |
| HIPAA | AWS and GCP clouds only | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
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 | Lightning AI | Zeabur |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | -- | 5 |
| Example customers | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs | ChatHub, Bytebase, PodWise, Kanaries Data, Matter Labo |
| Website | lightning.ai | zeabur.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Lightning AI was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Zeabur on Sept. 18, 2026.