SwissGPU
vs
TensorDock
Both rent RTX 3090, 4090 and 6000 Ada GPUs. SwissGPU rents bare metal in Switzerland billed per minute, while TensorDock rents virtualized and bare metal servers with A100 and H100 cards.
What's good about each
- Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
- Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
- Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
- No storage or bandwidth charges
- Stripe payments including TWINT
- Marketplace model with competitive pricing
- Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
- No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
- Global coverage across 100+ locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | SwissGPU | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $20.88 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $41.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $0.01 /mo 100 GB |
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
SwissGPU offers 7 GPU models, while TensorDock offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | SwissGPU | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX 4090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.48 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 3090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | 29% cheaper on TensorDock |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 5080
1 config
|
$0.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 4080
1 config
|
$0.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $2.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $1.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
SwissGPU bills on-demand; TensorDock bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | SwissGPU | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | SwissGPU | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 1 | -- |
| Example customers | EduID, Liset Capital, SPH | Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO |
| Website | www.swissgpu.ch | www.tensordock.com |
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Our data for SwissGPU was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for TensorDock on Sept. 18, 2026.