Oracle Cloud
vs
Paperspace
What's good about each
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
- 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 | Oracle Cloud | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | 49% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | 23% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Large VM | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | 23% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | 39% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Object storage | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Free Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 10 TB / mo | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | -- Not listed |
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
Oracle Cloud offers 15 GPU models, while Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Oracle Cloud | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 2 configs
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Paperspace |
|
A100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
V100
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on Paperspace |
|
B300
1 config
|
$15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /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 |
Oracle Cloud bills on-demand; Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Oracle Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Level 1, data centers only |
| FedRAMP | High, US Government Cloud | -- |
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 | Oracle Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 45 | 3 |
| Example customers | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | www.oracle.com | paperspace.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Oracle Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Paperspace on Oct. 1, 2026.