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Exoscale

European cloud hosting for virtual machines, Kubernetes, databases, storage, networking and AI workloads.

Exoscale is a VPS and cloud server provider based in Switzerland. It operates European infrastructure in Switzerland, Austria and Germany and other locations. A free tier is available. As a European company it is not subject to the US CLOUD Act. Pricing on this page is published only after a human has reviewed it.

Company based in
Switzerland
European regions
SwitzerlandAustriaGermanyBulgariaCroatia
US CLOUD Act
European company, no US parent
GDPR agreement
Available
Free tier
SKS Starter Cluster is free per hour and has no SLA.
VAT
Shown excluding VAT
Exoscale website
Website image published by Exoscale.

Pricing

32 plans
  • Standard Instances: Micro
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 200 GB.
    Monthly
    about 5.32 EUR0.00729000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    1
    Memory
    0.5 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Tiny
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 400 GB.
    Monthly
    about 10.64 EUR0.01458000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    1
    Memory
    1 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Small
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 400 GB.
    Monthly
    about 17.03 EUR0.02333000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    2
    Memory
    2 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Medium
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 400 GB.
    Monthly
    about 34.06 EUR0.04666000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    2
    Memory
    4 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Large
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 400 GB.
    Monthly
    about 68.13 EUR0.09333000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    4
    Memory
    8 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Extra-Large
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 136.27 EUR0.18667000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    4
    Memory
    16 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Huge
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 272.54 EUR0.37334000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    8
    Memory
    32 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Mega
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 545.07 EUR0.74667000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    12
    Memory
    64 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Titan
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 1.6 TB.
    Monthly
    about 1090.13 EUR1.49333000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    16
    Memory
    128 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Standard Instances: Jumbo
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 1.6 TB.
    Monthly
    about 1635.2 EUR2.24000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    24
    Memory
    225 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CPU Optimized Instances: Extra-Large
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 170.33 EUR0.23333000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    8
    Memory
    16 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CPU Optimized Instances: Huge
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 340.66 EUR0.46666000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    16
    Memory
    32 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CPU Optimized Instances: Mega
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 681.33 EUR0.93333000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    32
    Memory
    64 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CPU Optimized Instances: Titan
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 1.6 TB.
    Monthly
    about 1362.67 EUR1.86667000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    40
    Memory
    128 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Memory Optimized Instances: Extra-Large
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 102.2 EUR0.14000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    2
    Memory
    16 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Memory Optimized Instances: Huge
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 204.4 EUR0.28000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    4
    Memory
    32 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Memory Optimized Instances: Mega
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 800 GB.
    Monthly
    about 408.8 EUR0.56000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    8
    Memory
    64 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Memory Optimized Instances: Titan
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00014000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 GB to 1.6 TB.
    Monthly
    about 817.6 EUR1.12000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    12
    Memory
    128 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Storage Optimized Instances: Extra-Large
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00006000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 1 TB to 2 TB. Snapshots are unavailable.
    Monthly
    about 102.2 EUR0.14000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    4
    Memory
    16 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Storage Optimized Instances: Huge
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00006000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 2 TB to 3 TB. Snapshots are unavailable.
    Monthly
    about 204.4 EUR0.28000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    8
    Memory
    32 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Storage Optimized Instances: Mega
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00006000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 3 TB to 5 TB. Snapshots are unavailable.
    Monthly
    about 408.8 EUR0.56000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    12
    Memory
    64 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Storage Optimized Instances: Titan
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00006000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 5 TB to 10 TB. Snapshots are unavailable.
    Monthly
    about 817.6 EUR1.12000000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    16
    Memory
    128 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • Storage Optimized Instances: Jumbo
    Local storage is billed separately at 0.00006000 EUR / GiB hour; local storage range is 10 TB to 15 TB. Snapshots are unavailable.
    Monthly
    about 1362.67 EUR1.86667000 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    24
    Memory
    225 GB
    Storage
    Not listed
  • GPU B300 Instances
    Pricing is available on request. GPU instances require account validation.
    Monthly
    Not listed
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • SKS Starter Cluster
    No SLA.
    Monthly
    0 EUR
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • SKS Pro Cluster
    99.95 % SLA.
    Monthly
    about 40.15 EUR0.05499500 EUR / Hour
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • DNS: Small
    Includes 1 zone.
    Monthly
    1 EUR
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • DNS: Medium
    Includes 10 zones.
    Monthly
    5 EUR
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • DNS: Large
    Includes 50 zones.
    Monthly
    25 EUR
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CDN: Tier 1
    0 to 25 TB volume.
    Monthly
    0.07150000 EUR / GB / Month
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CDN: Tier 2
    Next 25 to 100 TB volume.
    Monthly
    0.06370000 EUR / GB / Month
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed
  • CDN: Tier 3
    Next 100 to 250 TB volume.
    Monthly
    0.04550000 EUR / GB / Month
    vCPU
    Not listed
    Memory
    Not listed
    Storage
    Not listed

Pros and cons

What works

  • Per-second or per-hour on-demand billing with no upfront costs.
  • Datacenters are listed in five European countries.
  • The site states that data remains in the selected jurisdiction unless explicitly moved.
  • Managed Kubernetes, databases, storage, GPUs and compute are available.
  • Inbound and internal traffic are free.

What to watch

  • Displayed prices exclude applicable tax.
  • Local storage is charged separately for compute instances.
  • GPU access requires account validation and manual screening.
  • Several services and volume discounts require contacting sales.
  • The Starter Kubernetes tier has no SLA.

Specifications

Regions
DE-FRA-1, DE-MUC-1, AT-VIE-1, AT-VIE-2, CH-GVA-2, CH-DK-2, BG-SOF-1, HR-ZAG-1
Supported runtimes
Virtual machines, Managed Kubernetes, Managed PostgreSQL, Managed MySQL, Managed Apache Kafka, Managed OpenSearch, Managed Valkey, Managed Grafana, Managed Thanos, S3-compatible Object Storage, GPU inference
Egress policy
Outbound traffic is billed per GiB at 0.02000000 EUR after a free allowance of up to 1.42 GiB per hour per instance. Inbound and internal traffic are free.
Parent company
A1 Telekom Austria Group
Data residency guarantee
true
Certifications
ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2, BSI C5, CSA STAR
Uptime sla
99.95%
Support
Built-in support is included for all customers; paid Starter, Pro and Enterprise support plans are also listed. Support is provided through portal tickets and direct contact with engineers.

About Exoscale

Exoscale provides on-demand virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, databases, object and block storage, networking and GPU services. It operates data centers in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia, and is part of A1 Telekom Austria Group. Compute resources are billed by the second or hour, while some services use monthly or metered pricing. The site states that data remains in the selected jurisdiction unless explicitly moved and lists ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2, BSI C5 and CSA STAR compliance coverage.

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