What's good about...

Cloudflare logo Cloudflare

  • Consolidates many edge services under one platform: DNS, Load Balancing, caching, image optimization, serverless functions
  • Massive edge network that can handle large DDoS attacks
  • Very generous free tier, affordable paid plans

Cloudflare logo UpCloud

  • Wide range of managed services, from databases to Kubernetes to object storage
  • Offers 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
  • Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance

Price comparison

How do Cloudflare's prices compare against UpCloud?

Example configuration Cloudflare UpCloud
VM Small -- $7.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General)
VM Medium -- $56.47 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)
VM Large -- $173.76 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)
Block Storage -- $23.89 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage $19.86 / mo 1 TB $21.72 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer -- $10.86 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL -- $65.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Managed Redis®* -- $54.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Serverless 25M Executions $82.50 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Free for most services Free and unlimited

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some of the managed services that Cloudflare and UpCloud offer:

Service Cloudflare UpCloud
Block Storage --
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Serverless Functions --
Static Sites --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Cloudflare
Website cloudflare.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2009
Data Center Locations 285
Example Customers Polestar, Carrefour, DHL, Hemnet, Shopify
UpCloud
Website upcloud.com
Headquarters Finland 🇫🇮
Founded 2012
Data Center Locations 13
Example Customers Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for UpCloud on July 24, 2024.