Beam
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Recurring monthly credit on every plan
- 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 | Beam | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 92% cheaper on Beam |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed | |
| 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
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 8 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Within 5% |
|
B200
2 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 21% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 8 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 42% cheaper on Beam |
|
L40S
1 config · 22 configs
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 36% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Beam bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Beam | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | -- | 15 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.