Compute C2 Burst

General purpose virtual servers for light workloads

Compute C2 Burst provides virtual servers that are suited for light-weight usage that may occasionally have more demands on CPU. Commonly these are test, development, or proof of concept environments, but could be any workload that has a low average CPU load over time. Compared to our main C1 or C3 virtual servers they are significantly cheaper to run, and are still provided on a consistent per-hour cost regardless of CPU usage.

They are suitable for production workloads that have low CPU demands, and have the same levels of redundancy as our main compute types.

Note: These virtual servers are currently only available in the "nz-por-1" region.

Compute C2 Burst Features

Intel Xeon 'Skylake' Processors

Our Compute C2 Burst virtual servers are powered by Intel Xeon 'Skylake' CPUs, providing strong compatibility and performance for general purpose workloads. Full support for x86 64-bit operating systems as expected from modern virtual server hosting.

Burstable CPU

Every server has a minimum CPU available, but can burst into more CPU cycles where available and needed.

Low cost, small servers

Compute C2 Burst covers smaller server sizes at a low price, from 1 to 8 vCPU with a range of minimum CPU time, and from 0.5GB to 32GB of RAM.

No overage charges

When bursting into additional CPU, we don't charge you for those extra cycles. We don't artifically limit your CPU unless there are no spare cycles.

Fast Networking

All Compute C2 Burst virtual servers have access to 10Gbit/s networking and advanced networking capabilities such as Security Groups.

Prices

Compute C2 Burst prices include basic compute service for each virtual server. Operating System licenses depend on the image used to create the virtual server, and may be in addition to these charges. For further information see Bundled OS Licenses for Compute.

Flavour vCPU RAM (GB) Min CPU Max CPU Price per hour (ex GST) Price per month (ex GST)
c2-burst.c1r05 1 0.5 5% 100% $0.0113 $8.25
c2-burst.c1r1 1 1 10% 100% $0.0227 $16.57
c2-burst.c1r2 1 2 20% 100% $0.0454 $33.14
c2-burst.c2r4 2 4 40% 200% $0.0907 $66.21
c2-burst.c2r8 2 8 60% 200% $0.1715 $125.20
c2-burst.c4r16 4 16 90% 400% $0.3282 $239.59
c2-burst.c8r32 8 32 135% 800% $0.6342 $462.97

Notes:

  1. Monthly prices are based on an approximation of 730 hours per month. Actual price charged each month depends on the number of hours in the month.
  2. All licenses required are your responsibility to obtain and comply with where needed, whether the image is provided by Catalyst Cloud or you have uploaded an image. Operating System licenses may be additional, see Bundled OS Licenses for Compute.
  3. Prices correct as of 1 May 2025.