Provider Overview
Strengths & Best For
Exoscale is a Swiss cloud provider offering A100 and L40S GPU instances with strict Swiss privacy law and GDPR compliance, making it the premier on-demand GPU cloud for regulated industries requiring Swiss data sovereignty. Per-minute billing with no minimum commitment provides cost-efficient access to GPU compute for AI inference and training workloads in Swiss and EU data centers. The go-to choice for financial services, healthcare, and other regulated sectors that need GPU compute within Swiss jurisdiction.
- Swiss data sovereignty
- GDPR + Swiss privacy law
- Regulated industry focus
- EU/CH data centers
Koyeb is a serverless GPU platform for deploying AI inference endpoints without managing infrastructure, with automatic scaling to zero and pay-per-use billing across EU and US regions. Git-based deployment and a simple dashboard make it easy to ship LLM inference APIs and AI model serving endpoints in minutes. A strong choice for teams that want zero-ops GPU inference with automatic scaling and no idle compute costs.
- Serverless — no infrastructure management
- Automatic scaling to zero
- EU and US regions
- Git-based deployment
Live GPU Pricing
Region Coverage
Popular Comparisons
Exoscale — specialist provider
Exoscale is a Swiss cloud provider offering A100 and L40S GPU instances with strict Swiss privacy law and GDPR compliance, making it the premier on-demand GPU cloud for regulated industries requiring Swiss data sovereignty. Per-minute billing with no minimum commitment provides cost-efficient access to GPU compute for AI inference and training workloads in Swiss and EU data centers. The go-to choice for financial services, healthcare, and other regulated sectors that need GPU compute within Swiss jurisdiction.
Koyeb — specialist provider
Koyeb is a serverless GPU platform for deploying AI inference endpoints without managing infrastructure, with automatic scaling to zero and pay-per-use billing across EU and US regions. Git-based deployment and a simple dashboard make it easy to ship LLM inference APIs and AI model serving endpoints in minutes. A strong choice for teams that want zero-ops GPU inference with automatic scaling and no idle compute costs.
Billing model comparison
Exoscale uses a On-demand (per-minute) billing model with a minimum commitment of None. Koyeb uses Pay-per-use (serverless) billing with a None minimum. Both providers offer flexible billing options — compare the live pricing table above to find the best rate for your specific GPU model and workload duration.
Which workloads each provider suits best
Exoscale is best suited for: Swiss/EU regulated workloads, GDPR-critical AI, Financial services AI. Its key strengths are swiss data sovereignty, gdpr + swiss privacy law, regulated industry focus. Koyeb is best suited for: Inference API deployments, Serverless AI apps, Teams wanting zero-ops GPU. Its key strengths are serverless — no infrastructure management, automatic scaling to zero, eu and us regions. Both providers target similar workload profiles — the live pricing table above is the most reliable way to determine which offers better value for your specific GPU model and region requirements.
Support tiers and region coverage
Exoscale offers Basic → Enterprise support across 2 regions (EU-Central, EU-West). Koyeb offers Community → Standard support across 2 regions (EU, US). Both providers have comparable region coverage — choose based on which specific regions overlap with your user base or data residency requirements.
Provider background: Exoscale vs Koyeb
Exoscale was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. Koyeb was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Exoscale has 10 years more operational history than Koyeb, which may matter for teams evaluating provider stability and long-term contract risk. Use the live pricing table above to compare current on-demand and spot rates for specific GPU models, and the region map to verify coverage in your target geography.