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Virtual Machines
Production compute in minutes — priced in CAD, with no egress bill.
Overview
Run your applications on cloud infrastructure ZSoftly owns and operates, with predictable Canadian-dollar pricing and free data transfer. A straightforward path off unpredictable hyperscaler bills and vendor lock-in, with a Canadian team on the call from first deploy through production.
What's included
- Predictable CAD billing — no currency surprises
- Free, unmetered data transfer in and out
- Your data stays in the Canadian region you choose
- Snapshots and automated backups included
- Open-source foundation — no proprietary lock-in
- Live across two regions today
Why teams choose Virtual Machines
Transparent CAD pricing with free, unmetered data transfer — reserved instances save 15%, and 10+ VMs unlock 20% off.
Predictable Canadian-dollar billing
Every plan is priced in CAD, so there are no currency surprises and no hyperscaler exchange-rate drift.
Free, unmetered data transfer
Data in and out of your instances is never metered, removing the egress bill that dominates AWS and Azure invoices.
Your data stays in Canada
Each instance runs in the Canadian region you select, with data residency you control end to end.
Open-source foundation, no lock-in
Built on open-source virtualization with standard tooling, so your workloads stay portable.
Virtual Machines features
Everything you need to build and scale.
General, memory, and CPU-optimized families
Choose general-purpose, memory-optimized, or CPU-optimized plans sized from extra-small to 6xl.
NVMe and value storage tiers
Pair instances with high-performance NVMe or lower-cost SSD and HDD tiers to match the workload.
Snapshots and automated backups
Capture on-demand snapshots and schedule automated backups for fast recovery.
Live across two Canadian regions
Deploy in Montreal or Ottawa today, with data residency in the region you pick.
Reserved and volume pricing
Commit to one-year reserved instances for 15% off, and run ten or more VMs for an additional 20% off.
Standard images and full access
Launch from standard Linux and Windows templates with full SSH and console access to your instances.
How Virtual Machines compares
See why teams choose ZSoftly Cloud Platform.
| Capability | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Free, unmetered egress | Moving data out costs nothing, while AWS, Azure, and GCP all bill per gigabyte. |
| CAD pricing | Budget in Canadian dollars with no exchange-rate exposure on your monthly bill. |
| Sovereign Canadian infrastructure | Your instances run on hardware ZSoftly owns and operates in Canada, not resold hyperscaler capacity. |
| No proprietary lock-in | Open-source virtualization and standard tooling keep your workloads portable. |
| Real human support | A Canadian engineering team is on the call from first deploy through production. |
| Reserved and volume discounts | Predictable savings of 15% reserved and 20% at ten-plus VMs, without opaque committed-use math. |
Use cases for Virtual Machines
- Production web and application servers
- Databases and stateful backends on memory-optimized plans
- Batch and compute-heavy jobs on CPU-optimized plans
- Development, test, and staging environments
- Lift-and-shift migrations off hyperscaler bills
- Internal tools and line-of-business applications
How Virtual Machines works
- 1
Choose a region
Select Montreal or Ottawa so your data stays in the Canadian region you pick.
- 2
Pick a plan
Choose a general-purpose, memory-optimized, or CPU-optimized plan sized to your workload.
- 3
Select an image and storage
Launch from a standard Linux or Windows template and attach the storage tier you need.
- 4
Configure networking and keys
Place the instance on your network and add an SSH key for secure access.
- 5
Deploy in minutes
Create the instance and connect over SSH or the console right away.
- 6
Snapshot and scale
Take snapshots, enable backups, and resize or add instances as you grow.
Get started with Virtual Machines
Launch in minutes, scale when ready.
- Sign up and choose your Canadian region
- Pick a plan and launch from a standard image
- Connect over SSH and configure backups
- Reserve instances or add nodes for volume discounts
Production compute in minutes — priced in CAD, with no egress bill and no lock-in.
Get started
Start building on
sovereign cloud today.
Eligible new accounts get CA$100 in promotional credit for 30 days. Spend CA$200 on eligible compute plans, then request another CA$200 in promotional credit, for up to CA$300 total. For prepaid accounts, a CA$1.00 verification payment is added to account credit and remains available. No long-term contract. Or talk to our team about a private cloud build-out.
Eligible new accounts only · Offer ends Dec 31, 2026 · Terms apply · ZSoftly Technologies Inc., Ottawa ON