Nova Cloud
vs
Oblivus
What's good about each
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
- Unmetered bandwidth, up to 100 Gb/s per node
- Reservation terms of 1-36 months
- ISO 27001, SOC 1/2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant datacenters
- 3x replicated NVMe network storage
- Datacenters in Canada, Norway and the United States
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $83.52 /mo 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x4) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $167.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x8) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $11.09 /mo 100 GB | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | 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
Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while Oblivus offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nova Cloud | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 40% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
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$0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
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-- | $2.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $8.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
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-- | $4.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.44 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months); Oblivus bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Nova Cloud | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II, data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | -- | 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 | Nova Cloud | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | Stanford University, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Notre Dame, Louisiana State University, University of Sydney, Bittensor, Akash, Prime Intellect, Shadeform, Strong Compute, RunComfy, VNG |
| Website | nova-cloud.ai | oblivus.com |
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Oblivus on Oct. 1, 2026.