Hikube
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
- 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 | Hikube | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 88% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 79% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 60% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 12% cheaper on Hikube |
| Object storage | $24.41 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 18% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $59.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 14% cheaper on Hikube |
| Redis | $24.08 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 67% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Hikube offers 6 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hikube | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 8 configs
|
$3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 51% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 8 configs
|
$3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L40S
1 config · 22 configs
|
$1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L4
1 config · 22 configs
|
$0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 15% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
H200
1 config
|
$4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
Hikube 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 | Hikube | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | Finland |
| Locations | 3 | 15 |
| Example customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | hikube.cloud | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 23, 2026.