The short answer
AWS costs more than Optidata on all 14 plan sizes compared, between 2.60x and 7.74x the Optidata monthly total (3.95x at the median).
For a dedicated 4 vCPU / 16 GB server with 200 GB of block storage and 5 TB of outbound traffic a month, AWS (m7i.xlarge) costs $604.17 and Optidata (ohpd-4c-16gb-amd) $125.85. Outbound traffic is $441.00 of the AWS total, because AWS bundles no transfer into the instance.
- Optidata, reference server
- $125.85
- AWS, reference server
- $604.17
- Plan sizes where AWS is cheaper
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Plan for plan
The closest published AWS shape that meets or exceeds the vCPU and RAM of each Optidata plan, on demand. The monthly total adds the reference block storage and outbound traffic listed under each size, net of what the plan already bundles.
Dedicated vCPU
Cores are not shared. Every provider's general-purpose dedicated line, matched to the Optidata Dedicated AMD lineup.
| Plan size | Optidata | AWS | AWS vs Optidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB50 GB · 1 TB out | $56.10ohpd-2c-8gb-amd, uses 2 vCPU / 8 GB | $150.15c7i.large | 2.68xOptidata cheaper |
| 2 vCPU / 8 GB100 GB · 2 TB out | $61.10ohpd-2c-8gb-amd | $252.58m7i.large | 4.13xOptidata cheaper |
| 4 vCPU / 16 GB200 GB · 5 TB out | $125.85ohpd-4c-16gb-amd | $604.17m7i.xlarge | 4.80xOptidata cheaper |
| 8 vCPU / 32 GB400 GB · 7 TB out | $255.35ohpd-8c-32gb-amd | $947.34m7i.2xlarge | 3.71xOptidata cheaper |
| 16 vCPU / 64 GB800 GB · 10 TB out | $507.05ohpd-16c-64gb-amd | $1,543.67m7i.4xlarge | 3.04xOptidata cheaper |
| 24 vCPU / 96 GB1200 GB · 15 TB out | $758.75ohpd-24c-96gb-amd | $2,591.04m7i.8xlarge, 32 vCPU / 128 GB, no 24 vCPU shape | 3.41xOptidata cheaper |
| 32 vCPU / 128 GB1600 GB · 20 TB out | $1,010.45ohpd-32c-128gb-amd | $3,048.04m7i.8xlarge | 3.02xOptidata cheaper |
| 64 vCPU / 192 GB2400 GB · 30 TB out | $1,973.75ohpd-64c-192gb-amd | $5,139.39m7i.16xlarge, 64 vCPU / 256 GB, no 192 GB shape at 64 vCPU | 2.60xOptidata cheaper |
Shared vCPU
The entry line each provider sells for steady, non-bursty workloads, matched to the Optidata Balanced Intel lineup.
| Plan size | Optidata | AWS | AWS vs Optidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB50 GB · 1 TB out | $23.25orps-2c-4gb-intel | $115.37t3.medium, burstable, CPU credits | 4.96xOptidata cheaper |
| 2 vCPU / 8 GB100 GB · 2 TB out | $39.20orps-2c-8gb-intel | $239.74t3.large, burstable, CPU credits | 6.12xOptidata cheaper |
| 4 vCPU / 16 GB200 GB · 5 TB out | $74.75orps-4c-16gb-intel | $578.47t3.xlarge, burstable, CPU credits | 7.74xOptidata cheaper |
| 8 vCPU / 32 GB400 GB · 7 TB out | $178.70orps-8c-32gb-intel | $895.94t3.2xlarge, burstable, CPU credits | 5.01xOptidata cheaper |
| 16 vCPU / 64 GB800 GB · 10 TB out | $353.75orps-16c-64gb-intel | $1,543.67m7i.4xlarge, t3 tops out at 8 vCPU, so this falls back to the dedicated line | 4.36xOptidata cheaper |
| 24 vCPU / 96 GB1200 GB · 15 TB out | $689.40orps-24c-96gb-intel | $2,591.04m7i.8xlarge, 32 vCPU / 128 GB, t3 tops out at 8 vCPU | 3.76xOptidata cheaper |
Compute alone, without the reference disk and traffic, is in the interactive comparison and in the report CSV.
Where AWS is cheaper
On plan totals, nowhere: Optidata is cheaper on all 14 sizes compared.
On unit rates, AWS is lower on:
- Block storage, NVMe/SSD: $0.08 on AWS against $0.10 at Optidata. gp3, with 3,000 IOPS and 125 MB/s included. Provisioned IOPS ($0.005 each) and throughput above the baseline are billed on separate meters.
- Additional public IPv4: $3.65 on AWS against $5.00 at Optidata. $0.005/h on every public IPv4, including the instance's own.
- Anti-DDoS, per instance: included on AWS against $10.00 at Optidata. Shield Standard included. Shield Advanced is $3,000/month on a 1-year commitment.
Where Optidata is cheaper
Optidata has the lower monthly total on all 14 plan sizes compared, and the lower rate on: Block storage, HDD; Object storage, per GB; Object storage, 1 TB bucket; Load balancer; Kubernetes control plane; Managed backup; and Windows Server, per vCPU.
Outbound traffic
| Provider | Included | Past the allowance |
|---|---|---|
| Optidata | Outbound traffic included in every plan (2 TB to 60 TB a month by plan). | $0.01/GB past the allowance. |
| AWS | No outbound traffic bundled into the instance price. 100 GB a month free per account. | Tiered: $0.09/GB at first, falling to $0.05/GB at higher volume. |
Egress is tiered on AWS and GCP, so the marginal rate falls as volume grows. The account-level free allowance is added to whatever the instance plan already includes.
Storage and platform rates
Every rate outside compute and traffic, at list, in USD. "No base fee" means AWS bills that cost on another meter, not that it is free.
| Item | Optidata | AWS | Note on the AWS rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage, NVMe/SSD/GB·mo | $0.10 | $0.08 | gp3, with 3,000 IOPS and 125 MB/s included. Provisioned IOPS ($0.005 each) and throughput above the baseline are billed on separate meters. |
| Block storage, HDD/GB·mo | $0.03 | $0.045 | st1. sc1 Cold is $0.015, and neither can be a boot volume. |
| Object storage, base fee/mo | $5.00 | no base fee | No bucket fee, but requests are billed. |
| Object storage, per GB/GB·mo | $0.02 | $0.023 | S3 Standard plus $0.005/1,000 PUT and $0.0004/1,000 GET. |
| Object storage, 1 TB bucket/mo | $20.00 | $23.00 | No base fee, so the whole terabyte bills at the per-GB rate, plus per-request charges. |
| Additional public IPv4/mo | $5.00 | $3.65 | $0.005/h on every public IPv4, including the instance's own. |
| Load balancer/mo | $9.00 | $16.43 | ALB base ($0.0225/h) plus $0.008 per LCU-hour of connections and traffic. |
| Kubernetes control plane/mo | $20.00 | $73.00 | EKS, $0.10/h per cluster, in every region. |
| Snapshot/GB·mo | $0.05 | $0.05 | Billed on changed blocks only. |
| Managed backup/GB·mo | $0.03 | $0.05 | AWS Backup, billed at the EBS snapshot rate. Full warm restores are free; item-level restores are $0.03/GB. |
| Anti-DDoS, per instance/mo | $10.00 | included | Shield Standard included. Shield Advanced is $3,000/month on a 1-year commitment. |
| Windows Server, per vCPU/vCPU·mo | $16.00 | $33.58 | $0.046 per vCPU-hour, folded into the Windows instance price. |
Regions
Optidata self-serve runs in Miami (US1). This comparison prices AWS in us-east-1 (N. Virginia). They are different locations, so the tables compare list prices, not latency, hardware or a shared site.
Workloads that must keep data in Brazil run on Optidata Private Cloud, in Optidata-owned data centers in Brazil (OPD-BR1, OPD-BR2 and OPD-BR3-IA), designed and priced with an architect rather than from the public list.
Support
Optidata. Every request is answered by a person, every day of the year. The NOC and SOC run 24 hours a day, with an average first response under 8 minutes.
AWS. AWS's support plans are not part of this dataset. Check AWS's own support pricing before comparing totals for a production workload.
Date, sources and caveats
When the prices were collected
- Competitor list prices captured
- Competitor prices re-checked on the vendor pages
- Optidata plan prices, from the console catalog
The re-check reopened 174 competitor price points on the vendors' public pages:171 matched, 1 was corrected to the published rate, and 2 could not be reconfirmed because no public page lists them, so they stay as captured.
Method
- Closest published shape that meets or exceeds both the vCPU and the RAM of the Optidata plan. Where a provider has no shape at that size, the next size up is used and flagged as oversized.
- On-demand list price, Linux, no commitment, no reserved instance, no savings plan, no sustained-use or spot discount.
- Hourly rates are converted at 730 h/month, the same convention the Optidata console bills on.
- Monthly totals add a reference block storage volume and reference outbound traffic to each instance, net of whatever disk and traffic the plan already bundles. Egress is tiered on AWS and GCP, so the marginal rate falls as volume grows. The account-level free allowance is added to whatever the instance plan already includes.
Sources
| Provider | Priced in | Pages the prices were read from |
|---|---|---|
| Optidata Cloud | Miami (US1) | Optidata price listOptidata pricing calculator |
| Amazon Web Services | us-east-1 · N. Virginia | aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/on-demandaws.amazon.com/ebs/pricingaws.amazon.com/s3/pricingaws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/pricingaws.amazon.com/eks/pricingcalculator.aws |
The locations differ: Optidata self-serve runs in Miami (US1), and each competitor is priced in the region named above. This compares list prices, not latency, hardware or performance, and no two SKUs in it are identical.
Caveats
- On-demand list prices, Linux, no usage commitment, no reserved instances and no spot. Negotiated discounts change the result.
- AWS, GCP and Oracle bundle neither disk nor transfer into the instance price. DigitalOcean, Vultr and Magalu do. The total-cost view normalizes that.
- AWS in sa-east-1 (Sao Paulo) averages 1.6x the us-east-1 price on the same families. GCP in southamerica-east1 applies a 1.5874x multiplier.
- AWS and GCP load balancers carry a traffic-based component that is not part of the base monthly comparison.
- Object storage on AWS, GCP and Oracle bills per request, which is not part of the per-GB rate.
FAQ
Is Optidata cheaper than AWS?
AWS costs more than Optidata on all 14 plan sizes compared, between 2.60x and 7.74x the Optidata monthly total (3.95x at the median). For a dedicated 4 vCPU / 16 GB server with 200 GB of block storage and 5 TB of outbound traffic a month, AWS (m7i.xlarge) costs $604.17 and Optidata (ohpd-4c-16gb-amd) $125.85. Prices are on-demand list prices captured on July 31, 2026.
Where is AWS cheaper than Optidata?
On plan totals, nowhere: Optidata is cheaper on all 14 sizes compared. On unit rates, AWS is lower on: Block storage, NVMe/SSD ($0.08 against $0.10); Additional public IPv4 ($3.65 against $5.00); and Anti-DDoS, per instance (included against $10.00).
How does outbound traffic pricing compare between Optidata and AWS?
Optidata: Outbound traffic included in every plan (2 TB to 60 TB a month by plan). $0.01/GB past the allowance. AWS: No outbound traffic bundled into the instance price. 100 GB a month free per account. Tiered: $0.09/GB at first, falling to $0.05/GB at higher volume.
Are Optidata and AWS in the same region?
No. Optidata self-serve runs in Miami (US1). This comparison prices AWS in us-east-1 (N. Virginia). They are different locations, so the tables compare list prices, not latency, hardware or a shared site. Workloads that must keep data in Brazil run on Optidata Private Cloud, in Optidata-owned data centers in Brazil (OPD-BR1, OPD-BR2 and OPD-BR3-IA), designed and priced with an architect rather than from the public list.
When were these AWS prices collected, and from where?
AWS list prices were captured on July 31, 2026 from AWS's public price pages (aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/on-demand, aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing, aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing, aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/pricing, aws.amazon.com/eks/pricing, calculator.aws) and re-checked on August 7, 2026. Optidata prices come from its console catalog, updated September 22, 2026.
How do I move from AWS to Optidata?
Follow the AWS migration guide at optidata.com/migrate/aws: it maps each AWS service to its Optidata product and walks through assessment, data transfer, cutover and validation. Optidata engineers can also run the move for you.
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