Exoscale
vs
UpCloud
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and GPUs. Exoscale keeps every zone in Europe under Swiss jurisdiction, while UpCloud charges less for VMs and runs datacenters on four continents.
What's good about each
- Locations in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia
- 1 TiB of monthly egress included per instance
- Managed databases from PostgreSQL to Kafka and ClickHouse
- Nvidia GPUs from RTX 3080 Ti to RTX PRO 6000
- 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 | Exoscale | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 67% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 64% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 45% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 60% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Object storage | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 21% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 30% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Redis | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 81% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Load balancer | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress allowance | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | 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
Exoscale offers 7 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Exoscale | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 6% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
$0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
$1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 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 |
Exoscale bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Exoscale | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Exoscale | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | Finland |
| Locations | 8 | 15 |
| Example customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | www.exoscale.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.