What's good about...

Crusoe logo Crusoe

UpCloud logo UpCloud

  • 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

How do Crusoe's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$3.44 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Crusoe Crusoe
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UpCloud UpCloud
$59.57 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Crusoe Crusoe
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UpCloud UpCloud
$183.30 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$25.20 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Crusoe Crusoe
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UpCloud UpCloud
$22.91 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$11.46 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$68.74 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$57.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Crusoe Crusoe
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UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

Crusoe logo Crusoe Pricing Details

Crusoe offers flexible pricing with on-demand, spot, and reserved options for GPU instances. Longer-term commitments (6-month to 3-year) provide cost savings. CPU instances are priced per core with different performance tiers available. Detailed machine specifications are available in their documentation.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Crusoe Crusoe
$0.40/hr
UpCloud UpCloud
$0.66/hr

Billing Options

Crusoe Crusoe
On-DemandSpot
UpCloud UpCloud
On-Demand

Available Models

Crusoe offers 9 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Crusoe Crusoe
crusoe.ai
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
Crusoe Crusoe
United States of America
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland
Founded
Crusoe Crusoe
2018
UpCloud UpCloud
2012
Data Center Locations
Crusoe Crusoe
2
UpCloud UpCloud
13
Example Customers
Crusoe Crusoe
Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace
UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Crusoe was last updated on Feb. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.