AceCloud
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Good range of high-performance NVIDIA GPUs
- On-demand billing with instance hibernation to optimize savings
- Operates 10+ data centers globally including locations in India and USA
- Offers 24/7 support with 99.99% uptime SLA
- Free credits for new users (₹20,000/$200 for 30 days)
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AceCloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GiB RAM (C3a.medium) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 4.3x more expensive on AceCloud |
| Medium VM | $60.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (C3a.xlarge) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 2.5x more expensive on AceCloud |
| Large VM | $119.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (C3a.2xlarge) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 23% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 2.8x more expensive on UpCloud |
| Object storage | $10.24 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 49% cheaper on AceCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 8% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Redis | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 9.4x more expensive on AceCloud |
| Load balancer | $16.00 /mo | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AceCloud offers 9 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AceCloud | UpCloud | Difference |
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$3.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 43% cheaper on UpCloud |
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$1.87 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 36% cheaper on UpCloud |
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$0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on UpCloud |
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$3.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$1.65 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$1.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$0.85 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$0.67 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
AceCloud bills on-demand and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months); UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AceCloud | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | India | Finland |
| Locations | 3 | 15 |
| Example customers | Spherum, IIT Madras, Inflolabs, VjJTechnologies | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | acecloud.ai | upcloud.com |
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Our data for AceCloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 12, 2026.