Quantum Cloud Computing (QCC) is the emerging paradigm, which indicates the on-demand delivery of quantum computing services, such as quantum computers and quantum simulators through the cloud. This is also the most popular and the only way (until now) to access available quantum computers (as they require “extremely strict” requirements to operate).
This page will summarise the top quantum cloud provider available for the public in 2022.
| QCC Provider | Backends | Quantum Hardware | Physical Qubits | Supported SDKs | Access Plan | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. IBM Quantum (IBMQ) | QPU, QS | IBM | 5 – 127 | Qiskit | Public (Fair-share), Premium | May 2016 |
| 2. Amazon Braket | QPU, QA, QS | D-Wave, IonQ, OQC, QuEra, Rigetti, Xanadu | 8 – 216 | Braket | Free Tier (QS), Premium | Dec 2019 |
| 3. Azure Quantum | QPU, QS | Quantinuum, IonQ, Rigetti, Pasqal, 1QBit, QCI, Toshiba | 11 – 100 | Q# | Free $500 Credits, Premium | Nov 2019 |
| 4. Rigetti QCS | QPU, QS | Rigetti | 11-80 | pyQuil | Premium | Sep 2018 |
| 5. Xanadu Cloud | QPU, QS | Xanadu | 216 | PennyLane | Free Tier, Partner Tier | Jun 2022 |
| 6. Quantinuum | QPU, QS | Honeywell | 20 | tket | Partner Tier | Oct 2020 |
Top Quantum Cloud Computing Providers in 2022 (QPU: Quantum Computers, QA: Quantum Annealing Systems, QS: Quantum Simulators)
(frequently updating)