# DataCrunch vs Paperspace

| Attribute | DataCrunch | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.1 (64% (medium)) | 70.8 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud platform providing GPU compute instances, multi-node clusters, and serverless containers with transparent hourly pricing, spot discounts, and reserved capacity options. | A managed cloud platform for machine learning engineers that combines subscription-based plans with usage-based GPU compute charges. Offers a range of GPU instances, collaborative tools, notebooks, and workflow management capabilities. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2":true,"interconnect":"infiniband","multi_region":false,"pricing_model":"on-demand-published","slurm_support":false,"amd_gpu_support":false,"deployment_model":"bare-metal","max_cluster_scale":"multi-node-cluster","kubernetes_support":false,"per_second_billing":false,"spot_preemptible_pricing":true,"reserved_capacity_contracts":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"On-demand","summary":"From $1.79/hour","features":["Multiple GPU options","Start and stop anytime","No minimum commitment"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.79,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go hourly pricing for GPU instances and clusters","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Spot","summary":"From $0.8950/hour","features":["50% discount from on-demand rates","Interruptible capacity"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.895,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Discounted hourly rates for interruptible capacity","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Reserved","summary":"25% discount","features":["25% discount on 1-month commitment","Custom quotes for longer terms"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Long-term committed capacity with volume discounts","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Serverless Containers","features":["Scale to zero","Auto-scaling","Suitable for continuous deployments and batch jobs"],"description":"Auto-scaling containerized workloads with pay-per-use billing","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"NVMe Storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GiB-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $1.79/hour on-demand; 50% spot discount; 25% reserved discount available","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://datacrunch.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:19:07.299Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"hour","amount":0.895,"currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month plus utilization costs for paid machines","features":["Basic instances","Faster free GPUs & IPUs access","Free machine types"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For beginners, explorers, and adventurous learners","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"members":"1","storage":"5GB","projects":"5","concurrent_jobs":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$8/month plus hourly utilization charges","features":["Mid-range and high-end machines","Collaboration tools","Expert support","Notebook versioning","Private container registry","GitHub integration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For ML engineers, data scientists, and researchers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"50GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing - contact sales","features":["Unlimited storage","Solutions engineering","Premium support","SSO (Single Sign-On)","Self-hosted cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure)","On-premise deployment","Custom SLAs"],"description":"Custom solution for organizations requiring advanced features","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"storage":"Unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Storage overage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.29,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From free to $8/month subscription plus pay-per-hour GPU utilization costs. No long-term commitments required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.paperspace.com/gradient/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T13:10:19.259Z","startingPrice":{"amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.895,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":8,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | 99.99 |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (GPU Cloud)

| Capability | DataCrunch | Paperspace |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Bare metal | - |
| Interconnect | Infiniband | - |
| Max cluster scale | Multi node cluster | - |
| Kubernetes support | ✗ | - |
| Slurm support | ✗ | - |
| Spot preemptible pricing | ✓ | - |
| Per second billing | ✗ | - |
| Reserved capacity contracts | ✓ | - |
| Amd GPU support | ✗ | - |
| SOC2 | ✓ | - |
| Multi region | ✗ | - |
| Pricing model | On demand published | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:35:30.054Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*