---
title: "Cloud Compute | Optidata Cloud"
description: "Instances live in minutes. Dedicated AMD and Balanced Intel plans, hourly pricing, public IP included, and cost visible before you deploy."
url: "https://www.optidata.com/products/compute"
lang: "en"
updated_at: "2026-10-06"
---

# Cloud Compute

> Optidata Cloud Compute runs virtual machines in Miami (US1), billed by the hour. Balanced (Intel) plans start at $18.25/month ($0.025/hour) for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 2 TB of outbound traffic; Dedicated (AMD) plans start at $51.10/month for 2 vCPU and 8 GB, up to 64 vCPU. Prices as of Oct 6, 2026, Miami (US1), USD.

**Your instance live in three steps, with the price locked in first.** Choose region, plan, and OS. See hourly and monthly cost before you click deploy. Public IP, private networking, and Block Storage included in the flow.

## Options

- **Dedicated:** Dedicated CPU resources for consistent performance. Databases, high-traffic production, heavy processing
- **Balanced:** Shared CPU resources at a lower entry price. Sites, APIs, staging, variable loads

## What you get

- **Hourly billing:** Billed by the hour, with a monthly estimate before you confirm.
- **Bandwidth allotment:** Included traffic on every plan, from 2 TB to 60 TB/month by size.
- **Public + private IP:** Every instance gets both.
- **VPC & security groups:** Attach an existing LAN and ruleset, or create them in the wizard.
- **Optional backup:** Scheduled backup at a flat fee per schedule plus a per-GB rate on what it stores.
- **Live status:** Start, stop, and watch cost and state in the instance list.

## How it works

1. **Select region:** Start with Miami (US1). Pick the datacenter for your workload.
2. **Configure instance:** CPU family, plan, network, and security group: cost updates as you go.
3. **Select template:** Choose OS and storage. Confirm and deploy.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does an Optidata cloud server cost?

Balanced (Intel) plans go from $18.25/month (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 TB outbound) to 24 vCPU. Dedicated (AMD) plans go from $51.10/month (2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 3 TB outbound) to 64 vCPU. Billing is hourly; monthly figures assume 730 hours. Prices as of Oct 6, 2026, Miami (US1), USD.

### What is the difference between Dedicated and Balanced?

Dedicated (AMD) reserves CPU resources for consistent performance: databases, high-traffic production, heavy processing. Balanced (Intel) shares CPU resources at a lower entry price: sites, APIs, staging and variable loads.

### Where do instances run?

Self-serve Cloud Compute runs in Miami, Florida (region US1). Dedicated environments in Brazil and the United States are available through Private Cloud.

### What is included in the price?

A public and a private IP and an outbound traffic allowance from 2 TB to 60 TB a month by plan. Traffic past the allowance costs $0.01 per GB. Linux images have no license fee; Windows Server adds $32.00/month per 2 vCPU.


## Links

- HTML: https://www.optidata.com/products/compute
- Price list: https://www.optidata.com/pricing (markdown: https://www.optidata.com/pricing.md)
- Console: https://console.optidata.com