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Elastx vs UpCloud

Elastx focuses on Swedish data residency with OpenStack IaaS, while UpCloud offers a broader global footprint from Finland with MaxIOPS storage technology. Both serve the European market with compliance credentials.

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What's good about...

Elastx logo Elastx

  • All infrastructure in Sweden with three availability zones for local disaster recovery
  • ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
  • 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
  • OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
  • Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts

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 Elastx's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Elastx Elastx
$27.03 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk
UpCloud UpCloud
$3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter)

VM Medium

Elastx Elastx
$130.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk
UpCloud UpCloud
$24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter)

VM Large

Elastx Elastx
$261.60 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk
UpCloud UpCloud
$92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native)

Block Storage

Elastx Elastx
$29.30 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS)
UpCloud UpCloud
$25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS)

Object Storage

Elastx Elastx
$56.74 /mo 1 TB stored
UpCloud UpCloud
$20.00 /mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Elastx Elastx
$39.92 /mo v1-lb-1
UpCloud UpCloud
Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials)

Managed PostgreSQL

Elastx Elastx
$189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk
UpCloud UpCloud
$69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard)

Managed Redis®*

Elastx Elastx
$189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey)
UpCloud UpCloud
$8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Elastx Elastx
$51.58 1 TB external traffic
UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Elastx Elastx
UpCloud UpCloud
L40S $2.31 $1.19 L4 $1.02 $0.69

Billing Options

Elastx Elastx
On-Demand
UpCloud UpCloud
On-DemandSpot

Available Models

Elastx and UpCloud each offer 4 GPU models.

Elastx Elastx
RTX PRO 6000(1) A100(2) L40S(1) L4(1)
UpCloud UpCloud
H100(8) L40S(22) B200(8) L4(22)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Elastx and UpCloud offer:

Service Elastx UpCloud
Analytics
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Elastx Elastx
elastx.se
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
Elastx Elastx
Sweden SE flag
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland FI flag
Founded
Elastx Elastx
2012
UpCloud UpCloud
2011
Data Center Locations
Elastx Elastx
3
UpCloud UpCloud
15
Example Customers
Elastx Elastx
--
UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 11, 2026.