Thalassa Cloud
vs
Zenlayer
What's good about each
- 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
- 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 | Thalassa Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $9.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 20% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Medium VM | $122.83 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 58% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Large VM | $249.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 58% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $20.01 /mo 100 GB NVMe | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 60% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| PostgreSQL | $24.81 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (db-pgp.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $16.75 /mo HA Network Load Balancer | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 49% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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
Zenlayer offers 1 GPU model. We track no GPU listings from Thalassa Cloud. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Thalassa Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Thalassa Cloud | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Container Registry | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Thalassa Cloud | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | -- |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 22 |
| Example customers | ContainerInfra, RepliKate, Balean, BrainHive, BaseTide | -- |
| Website | thalassa.cloud | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Thalassa Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.