Paperspace
vs
Salad
What's good about each
- 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 | Paperspace | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- 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
Paperspace offers 12 GPU models, while Salad offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Paperspace | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
A5000
1 config · 2 configs
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 82% cheaper on Salad |
|
H100
2 configs
|
$5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs
|
$1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
$2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
RTX 5090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 4090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.09 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5060 Ti
2 configs
|
-- | $0.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
Paperspace bills on-demand; Salad bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Paperspace | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Paperspace | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type I, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, data centers only | -- |
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 | Paperspace | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
| Website | paperspace.com | salad.com |
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Our data for Paperspace was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Salad on Oct. 1, 2026.