Verda GPU cloud
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 6 GPU clouds by recommenders
GPU cloud that rents clusters in 10-minute increments, praised for keeping data in the EU, competitive pricing and product focus. Capacity is often sold out.
GPU cloud that rents clusters in 10-minute increments, praised for keeping data in the EU, competitive pricing and product focus. Capacity is often sold out.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Competitive, EU-based data handling
“Their solutions not only allow the data to actually stay in the EU, but are otherwise competetive as well!”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Verda (Finland) raises $189M in Series B” “Verda is significantly cheaper than the hyperscalars for the exact same device”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Verda (Finland) raises $189M in Series B” Product-first platform focus
“the lacking service of those platforms was a big driver to focus on beating others in product”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Verda (Finland) raises $189M in Series B” “We aim at building a platform that wins on product first and foremost.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Verda (Finland) raises $189M in Series B”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Demand can outrun capacity
“it's hard to sell management on a bet that you will be able to meet demand”
Comment from 6 Oct 2026 on Hacker News
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The four most recommended other GPU clouds, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modal | 38 | 12 | 76% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Vast.ai | 37 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| RunPod | 28 | 5 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Verda GPU cloudThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Lambda GPU Cloud | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They let you prepay and everything would shut down the second you ran out of money.”
“it's hard to sell management on a bet that you will be able to meet demand”
“Hard budget caps are readily available in Europe.”
“the lacking service of those platforms was a big driver to focus on beating others in product”
“Verda is significantly cheaper than the hyperscalars for the exact same device”
“We aim at building a platform that wins on product first and foremost.”
“Their solutions not only allow the data to actually stay in the EU, but are otherwise competetive as well!”
“Them putting services in EU (even as subsidiaries) is just a marketing strategy where they are straight up lying to customers”
“The only thing bad about Verda is that it's sold out fairly often”
“You could host it on Verda clusters for about USD$150/hour”
“rent whatever super powerful GPU clusters you need in 10 minute increments”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.