Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute

Compute

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute handles core virtual machine provisioning and infrastructure management, aiming to outperform traditional on-premise setups in both cost and control. It provides the raw processing power needed for general workloads, backed by an Always Free tier that covers basic instances indefinitely.

This setup appeals to teams wanting to migrate away from legacy hardware without immediate capital expenditure. The main catch is the granular billing structure; while the free tier exists, paid resources start at $0.0100 per OCPU/hour, meaning costs scale strictly with the specific processor units you allocate rather than flat instance rates.

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  • Free tier Yes
  • Starting price from $0.0100 per OCPU/hour
  • Regions 8 · 5 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 13 certifications
  • Provider health B

Decision score

55 /100
Features 34
Pricing 60
Reliability 100
Community 0
Ecosystem 77

Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.

Trust & reach via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.99%
  • database99.95%
  • networking99.99%
  • storage99.99%
Global reach

8 regions across 5 continents

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America

Pricing tiers 8

Tier / PlanPriceUnitRegion
BM.GPU.A10.4 · GPU $2.95 per GPU/hour us-ashburn-1
BM.GPU4.8 · GPU $3.00 per GPU/hour us-ashburn-1
VM.Standard.A1.Flex $0.0100 per OCPU/hour us-ashburn-1
VM.Standard3.Flex $0.0250 per OCPU/hour us-ashburn-1
VM.Standard.E4.Flex $0.0250 per OCPU/hour us-ashburn-1
VM.Optimized3.Flex $0.0540 per OCPU/hour us-ashburn-1
VM.Standard.E5.Flex $0.0638 per OCPU/hour us-ashburn-1
VM.Standard.A1 · Free Tier Free per month global

Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.

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