# DataCrunch vs Vast.ai

| Attribute | DataCrunch | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.1 (64% (medium)) | 73.9 (33% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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 marketplace connecting users with distributed GPU providers worldwide, enabling hourly GPU rentals at variable prices determined by supply and demand across thousands of independent hosts. |
| 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}` | `{"soc2":true,"interconnect":"infiniband","multi_region":true,"pricing_model":"marketplace-bid","amd_gpu_support":true,"deployment_model":"marketplace","max_cluster_scale":"multi-node-cluster","per_second_billing":true,"spot_preemptible_pricing":true}` |
| 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":"usage","summary":"Market-based hourly pricing ($2.99 to $8.60+ per GPU/hr for major models). Per-second billing. Minimum $5 to get started.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:18:26.637Z","billingPeriods":["second"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.895,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (GPU Cloud)

| Capability | DataCrunch | Vast.ai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Bare metal | Marketplace |
| Interconnect | Infiniband | Infiniband |
| Max cluster scale | Multi node cluster | 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 | Marketplace bid |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:53.096Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*