GPU Mart vs SSD Nodes: Which Is Better?
We track GPU Mart and SSD Nodes prices, uptime and specs 24/7. Here's the live head-to-head for October 2026 — no paid rankings, just the data.
About GPU MartGPU Mart is the dedicated GPU arm of Database Mart (Cloud Clusters network, est. 2005, League City, TX). It sells dedicated GPU servers and GPU VPS from two self-owned US data centers — Dallas, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri — with no third-party facility dependence. The catalog spans 37 configs: entry GPUs (GT 730, P600, GTX 1650/1660), GeForce (RTX 2060–5090), professional cards (RTX A4000/A5000/A6000, RTX Pro 2000–6000), datacenter accelerators (V100, A40, A100 40GB/80GB, H100) and multi-GPU servers up to 4× A100 or 4× RTX A6000 with NVLink. Every server includes unmetered bandwidth (100 Mbps – 1 Gbps), 1 dedicated IPv4, free OS reloads, reboots and hardware replacement, and deploys in 20 minutes to 2 hours. GPU VPS plans add included backups; add-ons cover RAM, extra drives, Cisco ASA firewalls, remote backups, extra IPs, bandwidth upgrades and NVLink.
About SSD NodesSSD Nodes is a budget-focused VPS provider founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tustin, California. It rents capacity from the Hivelocity data center network and runs its own Vippy virtualization stack, which lets it offer KVM plans with 8 GB RAM and up from just $5.50/mo on 3-year terms. The company is deliberately VPS-only and covers 14 locations across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Comparison Table
| Feature | GPU Mart | SSD Nodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price / mo | $21.00 | $5.50 win |
| Renewal price | — | — |
| Datacenters | 2 | 14 win |
| NVMe storage | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free domain | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Backups | Bi-weekly (VPS); add-on (dedicated) | — |
| CDN | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Support | — | — |
| Uptime · 30d | 99.94% | 99.94% |
Price History
GPU Mart · Express GPU VPS - 2GBCollecting price history — the trend fills in as we track this plan.
SSD Nodes · KVM / SMALLCollecting price history — the trend fills in as we track this plan.
Uptime & Performance
GPU Mart 99.94% SSD Nodes 99.94%Pros & Cons
GPU Mart- Dedicated-GPU price leader: RTX 4090 from $274.50/mo, A100 40GB from $359.55/mo, H100 from $2,099/mo (24-mo billing)
- 37 GPU configs — GT 730 to H100, RTX Pro Blackwell line, multi-GPU up to 4× A100 with NVLink
- Two self-owned US data centers (Dallas TX, Kansas City MO) — no third-party facility dependence
- GPU VPS from $21/mo with dedicated GPU, unmetered traffic and included backups
- Unmetered bandwidth (100 Mbps – 1 Gbps ports) and 1 dedicated IPv4 on every plan
- Deploy in 20–40 min (Linux) / 30 min–2 h (Windows); free OS reloads, reboots and hardware replacement
- Last-gen CPU platforms on most configs (Xeon E5 v2–v4; Platinum 8160 on one tier)
- 100 Mbps default port on standard dedicated servers — 1 Gbps only on multi-GPU/enterprise tiers
- No published money-back guarantee or refund policy
- Windows Server costs extra ($25/mo per 8 cores); remote backups are a paid add-on ($30–120/mo)
- GPU-only catalog: no shared/cloud hosting, no managed services, no CDN
- Thin public review footprint compared to bigger GPU clouds (Lambda, RunPod, Vast.ai)
SSD Nodes- Rock-bottom VPS pricing — KVM / SMALL from $5.50/mo on a 3-year term
- NVMe storage on 4X-LARGE and up (720 GB – 1.92 TB) at prices far below the market
- 14 locations across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific (Hivelocity network)
- Free IPv6, 10 Gbps ports and full root access on every plan
- No bandwidth overage fees — soft caps with upgrade recommendations
- 14-day money-back guarantee with 24/7 support
- Best prices require 3-year prepayment — monthly billing costs ~25% more
- VPS only — no dedicated servers, cloud, or managed hosting
- Entry tiers still run SATA SSDs — NVMe starts at the 4X-LARGE tier
- Aging Intel Silver CPUs — no AMD EPYC/Ryzen or newer Xeon options
- Bandwidth capped at 4–48 TB/mo — no unmetered plans
- No phone or live-chat support — tickets and email only
The Verdict
On the data we track, SSD Nodes wins more rows in the comparison table above (2 vs 0). That said, the right pick depends on which rows matter most for your use case — price, uptime, datacenters or backups.
GPU Mart & SSD Nodes alternatives
FAQ
Right now SSD Nodes has the lower entry price across the plans we track. Prices update every few hours — the live snapshot above always shows the current starting price for both.
Over the last 30 days of our monitoring, GPU Mart had the higher measured uptime. We ping both providers every few minutes from multiple locations — see the uptime graph above.
Yes. Both run standard KVM virtualization, so you can snapshot your server, export the image, and import it on the other provider. For most stacks a fresh deploy plus a data copy is simpler.
It depends on your priority: pick the one that wins on the rows that matter most to you in the table above (price, uptime, datacenters, backups). For latency-sensitive apps favour uptime and network; for value favour price and specs.