What's good about...

Impossible Cloud logo Impossible Cloud

  • Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
  • European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
  • ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
  • Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers

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 Impossible Cloud's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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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).
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
$7.99 / mo 1 TB stored
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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UpCloud UpCloud
$57.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

Free egress allowance

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
No egress fees
UpCloud UpCloud
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
No egress or API request charges
UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
$0.58/hr
UpCloud UpCloud
$0.66/hr

Billing Options

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
Reserved (6mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
UpCloud UpCloud
On-Demand

Available Models

Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.

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
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
www.impossiblecloud.com
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
Germany
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland
Founded
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
2021
UpCloud UpCloud
2012
Data Center Locations
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
3
UpCloud UpCloud
13
Example Customers
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.