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title: Vantage Compute vs Hosted HPC Services | Vantage Compute
canonical: 'https://www.vantagecompute.ai/compare/hosted-hpc-services/'
description: >-
  Hosted HPC services run research on a provider's infrastructure. Vantage
  Compute runs on hardware you own, so data stays inside your boundary.
updated: '2026-11-12'
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# Vantage Compute vs Hosted HPC Services

Sending research out to be hosted moves data outside your boundary. Vantage Compute runs on hardware you own.

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|                              | Hosted HPC services              | Vantage Compute                                                          |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Where workloads and data run | On the provider's infrastructure | On your own racks or in your own cloud account                           |
| Identity                     | Varies by provider               | Your own identity provider (SSO and RBAC), one identity on every cluster |
| Access policy                | Varies by provider               | Deny-by-default, then granted per role before a job runs                 |
| Audit trail                  | Varies by provider               | Every action logged and tied to one identity                             |
| GPUs you already own         | Varies by provider               | Idle GPUs found and shared between teams                                 |

## When each option fits

### Hosted HPC services: the better fit when

- You have no hardware and no plan to buy any.
- Your data is allowed to leave your boundary.
- You need capacity for a short project and have nobody to run it.

### Vantage Compute: the better fit when

- Data has to stay inside your boundary, on hardware you own or in your own cloud account.
- You already own GPUs and want them used.
- You have to show who ran what, where, and on whose approval.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does data leave our boundary with Vantage Compute?

Data never leaves your boundary unless you choose to use cloud. Your models, your hardware, your jurisdiction.

### Can Vantage Compute still use cloud capacity?

Yes, when you choose. The same control plane runs on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or your own racks: burst out, stay in region, or run fully on-prem.

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