# CoreWeave vs Exoscale

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Exoscale

| Attribute | CoreWeave | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.6 (49% (low)) | 83.3 (69% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud platform optimized for AI and machine learning workloads. Offers flexible, consumption-based GPU and CPU compute, block and object storage, and networking services with transparent pricing and no data transfer surcharges. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"What is CoreWeave?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CoreWeave is a paid product; published pricing starts at $0.01 per GB RAM per hour. It is sold across 4 plans (GPU Instance, CPU Instance, Block Storage and Object Storage). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"How much does CoreWeave cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to CoreWeave. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"What platforms does CoreWeave support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for CoreWeave, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"Can CoreWeave be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"What is Exoscale?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exoscale is a paid product; published pricing starts at €0.01. It is sold across 2 plans (Standard Micro and GPU A30 Small). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"How much does Exoscale cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exoscale supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"What platforms does Exoscale support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Exoscale, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"Can Exoscale be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Exoscale, including Rancher, Terraform, Kubernetes and Karpenter. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"What does Exoscale integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Exoscale. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Exoscale not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/tags/trust/","question":"What security certifications does Exoscale have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Exoscale is available in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany and Croatia. Its primary markets are Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The vendor is headquartered in Switzerland.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"Where is Exoscale available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud platform optimized for AI and machine learning workloads. Offers flexible, consumption-based GPU and CPU compute, block and object storage, and networking services with transparent pricing and no data transfer surcharges. | European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"free_egress":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"Multiple regions across US and Europe","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_kubernetes":true,"private_networking":true}` | `{"tier":"vps_dev","marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)","object_storage":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"}]` | `[{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Karpenter"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["CH","DE","AT"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["AT","BG","CH","DE","HR"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GPU Instance","summary":"From $0.005/hour per GB RAM","features":["Multiple GPU options (H100, A100, V100, RTX series)","À la carte vCPU and RAM allocation","Minimum 1 GPU, 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM required"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"NVIDIA H100 PCIe 80GB GPU","amount":4.25,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.01,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"GB RAM","amount":0.005,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully customizable GPU-based compute with configurable vCPU and RAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"CPU Instance","summary":"From $0.02-0.035/vCPU/hour","features":["Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors","RAM included per vCPU","Linear scaling by vCPU count"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.035,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"CPU-only compute instances with included RAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Block Storage","summary":"$0.07/GB/month (NVMe)","features":["NVMe tier","No bandwidth overages"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.07,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Network-attached block storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Object Storage","summary":"$0.03/GB/month","features":["Unlimited scale and throughput","No data transfer charges","Transparent pricing"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.03,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Scalable object storage with no throughput or IOPS limits","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with transparent rates: GPU instances from $0.005/hour (RAM component), CPUs from $0.02/vCPU/hour, storage from $0.03/GB/month. No hidden egress or data transfer fees.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:09:18.324Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"GB","amount":0.03,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["hour","month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard Micro","summary":"€0.00729/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00729,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"512 MB RAM, 1 core, 10-200 GB storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPU A30 Small","summary":"€1.226/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.22645833,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"56 GB RAM, 12 cores, 1x NVIDIA A30 GPU","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.exoscale.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:22:08.200Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.00729,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.03,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.exoscale.com/blog/tags/security/ |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | CoreWeave | Exoscale |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | VPS / developer |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | Multiple regions across US and Europe | 5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia) |
| **Compute** |  |  |
| Bare-metal servers | ✓ | - |
| GPU / accelerated compute | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spot / preemptible pricing | - | - |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Managed** |  |  |
| Managed Kubernetes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed databases | - | ✓ |
| Serverless / FaaS | ✓ | - |
| **Network** |  |  |
| VPC / private networking | ✓ | - |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / low egress | ✓ | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data-residency / sovereign options | ✓ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Partner marketplace | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:03:48.381Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*