Virtual machines, instances, and bare metal servers for running workloads.
7 offerings on this page with service context, pricing, regions, and links.
Comprehensive cloud platform offering over 200 services from data centers globally. Market leader in IaaS.
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Amazon EC2
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud provides scalable virtual servers in the cloud. Choose from hundreds of instance types optimized for different workloads including compute, memory, storage, and GPU instances.
Instance Types: 700+; SLA Uptime: 99.99%; +3 more
Cloud infrastructure provider focused on simplicity for developers, startups, and SMBs.
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DigitalOcean Droplets
DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines with flexible configurations. Simple pricing, SSD storage, and a developer-friendly API make them ideal for startups and developers.
Starting Price: $4/month; SSD Storage: All plans; +3 more
Google's suite of cloud computing services running on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its end-user products.
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Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's global data centers. Choose from predefined or custom machine types, sustained use discounts apply automatically.
Machine Types: General, Compute, Memory, Accelerator; Sustained Use Discount: Up to 30%; +3 more
German hosting and cloud provider known for excellent price-to-performance ratios on dedicated and cloud servers.
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Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud provides affordable virtual servers (VPS) and cloud infrastructure in European and US data centers. Offers excellent price-performance ratio with NVMe storage and 20Gbps uplink.
Storage: NVMe SSD; Network: 20Gbps uplink; +3 more
Cloud hosting provider offering Linux-based virtual machines, now an Akamai company.
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Akamai Cloud Compute (Linode)
Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode) offers affordable Linux virtual machines with predictable pricing. Known for developer simplicity, competitive hourly rates, and generous bandwidth allowances.
Starting Price: $5/month; Transfer: Generous allowances; +3 more
Microsoft's cloud computing platform providing a wide range of cloud services including compute, analytics, storage, and networking.
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Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines gives you the flexibility of virtualization without having to buy and maintain physical hardware. Create Windows or Linux VMs in seconds with hundreds of sizes to choose from.
VM Series: 20+ series; SLA Uptime: 99.99%; +3 more
Cloud infrastructure provider offering high-performance SSD cloud servers, bare metal, and managed Kubernetes.
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Vultr Cloud Compute
Vultr offers high-performance cloud compute instances with NVMe SSD storage across 32+ global locations. Simple hourly billing with competitive pricing for developers and businesses.
Starting Price: $2.50/month; Storage: NVMe SSD (high perf); +3 more
| Service | Offering | Pricing model | Starting price | Regions | Features | Links |
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Amazon Web Services Comprehensive cloud platform offering over 200 services from data centers globally. Market leader in IaaS. | Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud provides scalable virtual servers in the cloud. Choose from hundreds of instance types optimized for different workloads including compute, memory, storage, and GPU instances. | Usage-based | $0.0116 per hour (t3.micro) | 8 | Instance Types: 700+; SLA Uptime: 99.99%; +3 more | |
DigitalOcean Cloud infrastructure provider focused on simplicity for developers, startups, and SMBs. | DigitalOcean Droplets DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines with flexible configurations. Simple pricing, SSD storage, and a developer-friendly API make them ideal for startups and developers. | Usage-based | $4 per month (Basic 512MB) | 8 | Starting Price: $4/month; SSD Storage: All plans; +3 more | |
Google Cloud Platform Google's suite of cloud computing services running on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its end-user products. | Google Compute Engine Google Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's global data centers. Choose from predefined or custom machine types, sustained use discounts apply automatically. | Usage-based | $0.0047 per hour (e2-micro) | 8 | Machine Types: General, Compute, Memory, Accelerator; Sustained Use Discount: Up to 30%; +3 more | |
Hetzner German hosting and cloud provider known for excellent price-to-performance ratios on dedicated and cloud servers. | Hetzner Cloud Hetzner Cloud provides affordable virtual servers (VPS) and cloud infrastructure in European and US data centers. Offers excellent price-performance ratio with NVMe storage and 20Gbps uplink. | Usage-based | €3.79 per month (CX22) | 5 | Storage: NVMe SSD; Network: 20Gbps uplink; +3 more | |
Linode Cloud hosting provider offering Linux-based virtual machines, now an Akamai company. | Akamai Cloud Compute (Linode) Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode) offers affordable Linux virtual machines with predictable pricing. Known for developer simplicity, competitive hourly rates, and generous bandwidth allowances. | Usage-based | $5 per month (Nanode 1GB) | 6 | Starting Price: $5/month; Transfer: Generous allowances; +3 more | |
Microsoft Azure Microsoft's cloud computing platform providing a wide range of cloud services including compute, analytics, storage, and networking. | Azure Virtual Machines Azure Virtual Machines gives you the flexibility of virtualization without having to buy and maintain physical hardware. Create Windows or Linux VMs in seconds with hundreds of sizes to choose from. | Usage-based | $0.0052 per hour (B1s) | 7 | VM Series: 20+ series; SLA Uptime: 99.99%; +3 more | |
Vultr Cloud infrastructure provider offering high-performance SSD cloud servers, bare metal, and managed Kubernetes. | Vultr Cloud Compute Vultr offers high-performance cloud compute instances with NVMe SSD storage across 32+ global locations. Simple hourly billing with competitive pricing for developers and businesses. | Usage-based | $2.50 per month (Cloud Compute 512MB) | 13 | Starting Price: $2.50/month; Storage: NVMe SSD (high perf); +3 more |