Nova Cloud
vs
Thunder Compute
Both rent GPUs pay-as-you-go. Nova Cloud rents RTX 5090 and RTX PRO 6000 VMs from its own datacenter with spot pricing, while Thunder Compute rents virtualized A100, H100 and L40 instances billed per minute.
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | |
| 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 Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nova Cloud | Thunder Compute | 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
4 configs
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Thunder Compute only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months); Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | nova-cloud.ai | www.thundercompute.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 2, 2026.