Civo
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Free egress and ingress
- Kubernetes control plane at no cost
- Deploy to locations in Europe and Asia
- GPUs from L40S to B300, reservable for up to 36 months
- API serving open models from the UK
- 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 | Civo | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (xSmall) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 36% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 45% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $139.05 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU Optimized Small) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 34% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $10.88 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 56% cheaper on Civo |
| Object storage | $10.86 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 46% cheaper on Civo |
| PostgreSQL | $43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe (Small) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 37% cheaper on Civo |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $10.86 /mo 10,000 concurrent requests | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Civo offers 6 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Civo | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 37% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B200
3 configs · 8 configs
|
$3.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
L40S
20 configs · 22 configs
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B300
4 configs
|
$5.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
H200
10 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
A100
40 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
Civo bills on-demand and reserved (6, 12, 24 or 36 months); 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 | Civo | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | UK | Finland |
| Locations | 6 | 15 |
| Example customers | Defense.com, TensorGo, Limitless Technologies, Techdome, KubeNine | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | civo.com | upcloud.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Civo was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.