Paperspace
vs
Thalassa Cloud
What's good about each
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
- European cloud with data residency in the Netherlands
- Full Terraform support and API-first platform
- Billed by the minute, with monthly invoicing in Euro
- Direct engineer support in Dutch and English
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Paperspace | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | $9.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | 30% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Medium VM | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | $122.83 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 53% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Large VM | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | $249.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | 54% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | $20.01 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 65% cheaper on Paperspace |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $24.81 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (db-pgp.medium) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $16.75 /mo HA Network Load Balancer | |
| 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. We track no GPU listings from Thalassa Cloud. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Paperspace | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|
A5000
1 config
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
RTX 5000
1 config
|
$0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
P6000
1 config
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
M4000
1 config
|
$0.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
P5000
1 config
|
$0.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Paperspace | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Container Registry | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Paperspace | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers 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 | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando | ContainerInfra, RepliKate, Balean, BrainHive, BaseTide |
| Website | paperspace.com | thalassa.cloud |
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Our data for Paperspace was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Thalassa Cloud on Sept. 18, 2026.