Hexabyte
vs
UpCloud
Both sell VPS, object storage and GPUs at the same small-VM price. Hexabyte charges less for medium VMs and storage from Sweden, while UpCloud adds managed databases, Kubernetes and datacenters on four continents.
What's good about each
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
- 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 | Hexabyte | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $4.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 20% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $11.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 54% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Large VM | $19.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 78% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | |
| Object storage | $6.78 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 66% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| 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 allowance | 20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB per TB | 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
Hexabyte offers 1 GPU model, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hexabyte | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
L4
4 configs · 22 configs
|
$0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Hexabyte |
|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Hexabyte 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.
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 | Hexabyte | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | Finland |
| Locations | 1 | 15 |
| Example customers | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | hexabyte.se | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Hexabyte was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.