Nova Cloud
vs
Paperspace
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
- 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 | Nova 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 | |
| Egress allowance | -- 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 Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nova Cloud | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
20 configs
|
$0.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Nova Cloud only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | -- | Nova Cloud only |
|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace 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 |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /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 |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months); Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Nova Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Data centers only |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, 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 | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | nova-cloud.ai | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Paperspace on Oct. 1, 2026.