Oracle Cloud
vs
Thunder Compute
What's good about each
- Great price-performance ratio
- Wide range of server configurations and managed services
- Comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud solutions
- 10 TB of free egress per month
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Oracle Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.42 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $27.53 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $92.26 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $4.25 /mo 100 GB | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 5.1x more expensive on Thunder Compute |
| Object storage | $25.57 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $70.56 /mo 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.Flex.E4) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $7.86 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 10 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB | 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
Oracle Cloud offers 15 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Oracle Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.1x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
|
A100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.8x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
|
B300
1 config
|
$15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$16.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
MI300X
1 config
|
$6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud 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 |
Oracle Cloud bills on-demand; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Oracle Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 39 | 1 |
| Example customers | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | www.oracle.com | www.thundercompute.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Oracle Cloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 12, 2026.