Nova Cloud
vs
TensorDock
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
- Marketplace model with competitive pricing
- Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
- No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
- Global coverage across 100+ locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Nova Cloud | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $20.88 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $41.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $0.01 /mo 100 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
Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while TensorDock offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nova Cloud | TensorDock | 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
1 config
|
-- | $2.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $1.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
V100
1 config
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
L40
1 config
|
-- | $1.06 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months); TensorDock bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nova Cloud | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Nova Cloud | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 1 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO |
| Website | nova-cloud.ai | www.tensordock.com |
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for TensorDock on Sept. 18, 2026.