Exoscale Compute
Exoscale Compute: A flexible KVM cloud for specialized VM shapes and infrastructure automation. Ranked #19 of 143 in Cloud Hosting by our editors (7.5/10); pricing: Paid; best for specialized VM shapes and infrastructure automation.
At a glance
- Editor score7.5 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forSpecialized VM shapes and infrastructure automation
- Free planNo
- AutoscalingYes
- Founded2011 · Switzerland
- Facts checked23 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Broad VM families, including CPU-, memory-, storage-, and GPU-optimized options
- Instance Pools, snapshots, load balancing, and private L2 networking
- Terraform, Ansible, CLI, Portal, and API management options
Where it doesn't
- No free plan for evaluation or small experiments
- Storage and network usage are billed separately from compute
- Infrastructure-focused tooling may require more operational involvement
Our verdict on Exoscale Compute
Exoscale Compute provides KVM-based virtual machines for developers, startups, enterprises, and data teams. It supports selectable CPU, memory, storage, and GPU configurations across standard, CPU-optimized, memory-optimized, storage-optimized, and GPU instance families. Instances run in European cloud zones and can be managed through the Portal, CLI, API, Terraform, or Ansible. The product fits teams that need control over machine shape, placement, networking, and deployment automation rather than a simplified application-hosting workflow.
The published billing model is paid, pay-as-you-go, with per-second compute billing. Storage and network usage are metered separately, so teams should account for more than the virtual machine rate when estimating costs. No free plan is included. The available configurations give buyers room to match resources to workloads, while custom templates and point-in-time snapshots support repeatable provisioning and recovery workflows. Instance Pools provide managed groups of Compute instances with dynamic scaling, and Network Load Balancers add TCP/UDP support and health checks.
Exoscale Compute also emphasizes infrastructure control. Security Groups govern inbound and outbound traffic, private L2 networking connects Compute instances, and anti-affinity groups and dedicated-hypervisor deployment targets address placement requirements. Kubernetes, Cloud-Init, Terraform, Ansible, the CLI, Portal, and API provide several ways to fit the service into existing operations. Choose it when specialized VM families, GPU options, private networking, or infrastructure-as-code matter. Teams seeking a free tier or a more application-focused hosting experience should consider a different type of service.
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Exoscale Compute fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Regions available | 8 |
| Autoscaling | Yes |
| Load balancing | Yes |
| Monthly bandwidth | Not verified |
| Object storage | Yes |
| Managed databases | Yes |
| Support level | Premium |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | GDPR, ISO 27001 |
| Support | Tickets |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 6 integrations: Terraform, Ansible, Cloud-Init, Exoscale Scalable Kubernetes Service, Exoscale DBaaS, Exoscale Object Storage |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | exoscale.com |
| Facts checked | 23 Sep 2026 |
Exoscale Compute integrations
Exoscale Compute lists 6 integrations on its own site.
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Cloud-Init
- Exoscale Scalable Kubernetes Service
- Exoscale DBaaS
- Exoscale Object Storage
Alternatives to Exoscale Compute
- Amazon EC2Flexible virtual compute for AWS workloads, with usage-based pricing and broad service integration.9.4
- Google Compute EngineA broad-control VM platform for enterprise workloads across Linux and Windows.9.3
- Azure Virtual MachinesFlexible Azure compute with scaling, networking, storage, and security options.9.2
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