What's good about...

Firebase logo Firebase

  • Generous free tier for small to medium projects
  • Real-time database with synchronization
  • Complete user auth system with social login
  • Seamless integration with other Google Cloud services
  • Solid mobile SDK for iOS and Android

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 Firebase's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

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

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Firebase Firebase
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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).
Firebase Firebase
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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.
Firebase Firebase
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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.
Firebase Firebase
$100.00 / mo 1 TB
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.
Firebase Firebase
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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.
Firebase Firebase
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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.
Firebase Firebase
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UpCloud UpCloud
$57.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Firebase Firebase
$10.00 / mo 25M invocations, 400K GB-seconds
UpCloud UpCloud
--

Free egress allowance

Firebase Firebase
10 GB / mo
UpCloud UpCloud
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Firebase Firebase
$200.00 $0.20 / GB
UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Firebase Firebase
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UpCloud UpCloud
$0.66/hr

Billing Options

Firebase Firebase
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UpCloud UpCloud
On-Demand

Available Models

UpCloud offers 4 GPU models.

Firebase Firebase
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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
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
Firebase Firebase
United States of America
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland
Founded
Firebase Firebase
2011
UpCloud UpCloud
2012
Data Center Locations
Firebase Firebase
42
UpCloud UpCloud
13
Example Customers
Firebase Firebase
The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft
UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.