Paperspace Alternative
The Paperspace alternative
for India.
Sovereign Indian DCs. INR billing. Zero egress. Fractional GPU from 12.5%. ISO 27001. DPDP-ready. And — uniquely — a licensable platform.
Why Indian ML teams pick PodStack over Paperspace
Indian DCs, DPDP-compliant, government-empanelment ready. No US/EU data residency.
Pay in rupees with no forex/GST stack. No egress charges to pull data back.
12.5%–100% of an H100. Paperspace only sells full GPUs.
License the same stack and run it inside your own DCs. Paperspace does not offer this.
PodStack vs Paperspace — feature by feature
| Feature | PodStack | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Platform stack | Proprietary, purpose-built for GPU | Paperspace Gradient / Core |
| Platform license | Available — license + run in your own DC | No — managed only |
| Data residency | India (Bengaluru DCs) | US / EU |
| Billing currency | INR — incl. taxes | USD |
| Egress fees | Zero | Charged |
| Fractional GPU | 12.5% – 100% via PodVirt | Full GPU only |
| Per-second billing | Yes | Per-hour |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, DPDP-ready | SOC 2 (US) |
Pricing side-by-side
Paperspace prices converted at ₹83.5/USD. Add egress, GST, and forex for India spend.
| GPU | PodStack | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA L40S 48GB | ₹100/hr (incl. taxes) | ~$1.10/hr (~₹92/hr) + egress |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | ₹292/hr | ~$3.18/hr (~₹266/hr) + egress |
| NVIDIA H100 80GB | ₹333/hr | ~$5.95/hr (~₹497/hr) + egress |
| NVIDIA H100 fractional (25%) | ~₹84/hr | Not offered |
Migrating from Paperspace
- Step 1Push your Docker image
docker tag my-llm:latest registry.podstack.ai/<org>/my-llm:latest docker push registry.podstack.ai/<org>/my-llm:latest - Step 2Sync model weights and datasets
aws s3 sync ./weights/ s3://my-bucket/weights/ \ --endpoint-url https://s3.podstack.ai - Step 3Launch a Pod
podstack pod create -f podstack.yaml
Frequently asked questions
Why look for a Paperspace alternative?+
Paperspace (now part of DigitalOcean) runs in US and EU regions on USD billing with egress fees. For Indian teams that means forex exposure, GST on card spend, US data residency (incompatible with DPDP), and egress charges to pull data back. PodStack is a sovereign Indian GPU cloud — INR billing, zero egress, DPDP-compliant — and is itself licensable.
Is PodStack built on open-source like Kubernetes?+
No. PodStack is a proprietary, purpose-built platform — our own control plane, scheduler, and virtualisation layer (PodVirt) designed specifically for fractional GPU sharing. This is why we can offer 12.5% fractional GPU and sub-second scaling.
Can we license the PodStack platform to run our own GPU cloud?+
Yes. PodStack is sold both as a managed cloud and as a licensable platform. Enterprises, government departments, and operators can license the full PodStack stack and deploy it in their own data centres. Paperspace / DigitalOcean does not offer this.
Is PodStack cheaper than Paperspace?+
After forex, GST on USD card spend, and egress, PodStack is typically cheaper on H100 and A100. PodStack also offers fractional GPU which Paperspace does not.
Is PodStack DPDP and government-empanelment ready?+
Yes. PodStack is ISO 27001 certified, DPDP-compliant, and government-empanelment ready. All compute and storage stay inside Indian data centres.
How do I migrate from Paperspace to PodStack?+
Three steps: (1) push your Docker image to PodStack's registry, (2) sync model weights and datasets to a PodStack S3-compatible bucket, (3) launch a Pod via the portal or with `podstack pod create -f podstack.yaml`. Most teams migrate in under an hour.
Does PodStack support PyTorch, vLLM, Unsloth, ComfyUI like Paperspace Gradient?+
Yes. One-click templates for PyTorch, vLLM, Unsloth, ComfyUI, and TensorFlow. BYO Docker also supported.
India-sovereign. Fractional. Licensable.
Launch a Pod in 60 seconds — or talk to us about licensing.
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