Diploi
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- All-in-one platform for development, testing, and production
- Usage-based pricing with free credits to start
- Automated deployments and SSL
- IDE integration for seamless coding experience
- 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 | Diploi | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 6.3x more expensive on Diploi |
| Medium VM | $75.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 3.1x more expensive on Diploi |
| Large VM | $153.79 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 40% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $20.87 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 17% cheaper on Diploi |
| 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
UpCloud offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Diploi. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Diploi | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
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 | Diploi | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Finland | Finland |
| Locations | -- | 15 |
| Example customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | diploi.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Diploi was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 12, 2026.