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Nova Cloud vs Runpod

Nova Cloud rents RTX-class GPUs from its own datacenters in Western Canada, while Runpod offers a broader range of data center GPUs across 30+ global regions with built-in container deployment and autoscaling.

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What's good about...

Nova Cloud logo Nova Cloud

  • 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

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • SOC 2 Type II certified, 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Price comparison

How do Nova Cloud's prices compare against Runpod?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
Runpod Runpod
RTX 5090 $0.57 $0.69 RTX PRO 6000 $1.17 $1.69

Billing Options

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)
Runpod Runpod
On-DemandReservation

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while Runpod offers 34.

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
RTX PRO 6000(20) RTX 5090(20)
Runpod Runpod
H100(15) A100(16) H200(8) RTX PRO 6000(7) L40S(7) B200(5) B300(3) V100(4) RTX A6000(6) RTX 4090(7)
View all 34 GPUs →

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Nova Cloud and Runpod offer:

Service Nova Cloud Runpod
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
nova-cloud.ai
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Headquarters
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
Canada
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Founded
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
2018
Runpod Runpod
2022
Data Center Locations
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
1
Runpod Runpod
30
Example Customers
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor

Alternatives to consider

Compare Nova Cloud and Runpod against other cloud providers.

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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Runpod on Aug. 22, 2026.