What's good about...
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
UpCloud
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- 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 | -- | $3.17 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $55.02 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | -- | $169.30 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | -- | $23.28 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $19.86 / mo 1 TB | $21.16 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.58 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $63.49 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $52.90 / 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 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
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 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
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | cloudflare.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 285 | 13 |
| Example Customers | Polestar, Carrefour, DHL, Hemnet, Shopify | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
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 | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for UpCloud on Dec. 3, 2024.