Cerebrium
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
- 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 | Cerebrium | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 6.5x more expensive on Cerebrium |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 4.7x more expensive on Cerebrium |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 2.5x more expensive on Cerebrium |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 5x more expensive on UpCloud |
| 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 | -- 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
Cerebrium offers 9 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 44% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 14% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L40S
4 configs · 22 configs
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L4
4 configs · 22 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
T4
4 configs
|
$0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
A10
4 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
Cerebrium 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.
Company details
| Fact | Cerebrium | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 3 | 15 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 12, 2026.