Joyent Cloud Pricing Comparison
Joyent delivers more computing power and CPU capacity per dollar than any other vendor. And we don't force customers to compromise cost for performance consistency.
Joyent Cloud (SmartOS or Linux) vs Amazon EC2 (Linux)*
| SmartOS / Linux Joyent Machine** |
PRICE/HR* | Linux AWS Instance Type |
PRICE/HR* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Small (0.5GB / 1c / 15GB) | $0.03 | Micro (0.5GB / 1c / 15GB) | $0.04 | |
| Small (Default) (1GB / 1c / 30GB) | $0.085 | Small (Default) (1.7GB / 1c / 30GB) | $0.10 | |
| Large (8GB / 8c / 240GB) | $0.36 | Large (7.5GB / 2c / 240GB) | $0.51 | |
| Extra Large (16GB / 12c / 480GB) | $0.64 | Extra Large (15GB / 4c / 480GB) | $0.86 | |
| Hi-Memory SmartMachines | Hi-Memory On-Demand Instances | |||
| Large (16GB / 12c / 480GB) | $0.64 | Extra Large (17GB / 2c / 480GB) | $0.68 | |
| XL (32GB / 16c / 760GB) | $1.12 | Double XL (34GB / 4c / 760GB) | $1.17 | |
| Triple XL (64GB / 16c / 1.5TB) | $2.24 | Quadruple XL (68GB / 8c / 1.5TB) | $2.20 | |
* Amazon EC2 estimates were calculated based on the AWS online calculator, using North America zones, and based on 100% utilization per month. 730 hours / month was used to calculate estimated hourly rates. Amazon pricing estimates include costs for bandwidth and support costs.
** All Joyent SmartMachines are equivalent to Cluster Compute instances on EC2.
Windows on Joyent Cloud vs Windows on Amazon*
| Windows Image Joyent Machine** |
PRICE/HR* | Windows Image AWS Instance Type |
PRICE/HR* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (4GB / 4c / 120GB) | $0.29 | Medium (3.4GB / 1c / 120GB) | $0.39 |
| Large (8GB / 8c / 240GB) | $0.46 | Large (7.5GB / 2c / 240GB) | $0.62 |
| Large (16GB / 12c / 480GB) | $0.84 | Extra Large (15GB / 4c / 480GB) | $1.08 |
| XL (32GB / 16c / 760GB) | $1.32 | Double Extra Large (34GB / 4c / 760GB) | $1.31 |
* Amazon EC2 estimates were calculated based on the AWS online calculator, using North America zones, and based on 100% utilization per month. 730 hours / month was used to calculate estimated hourly rates. Amazon pricing estimates include costs for bandwidth and support costs.
** All Joyent SmartMachines are equivalent to Cluster Compute instances on EC2.
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