Oracle Cloud
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Oracle Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 71% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 14% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Large VM | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 14% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 47% 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 | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | Free on Oracle Cloud |
| Serverless | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 10 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month | 47% cheaper on Zenlayer |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Oracle Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
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 |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$16.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
MI355X
1 config
|
$8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
MI300X
1 config
|
$6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Oracle Cloud bills on-demand; Zenlayer 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 45 | 22 |
| Example customers | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia | -- |
| Website | www.oracle.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Oracle Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.