Koyeb
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Per-second billing with scale-to-zero, on GPUs as well as CPU
- Wide GPU range, up to 8x H200
- Serverless PostgreSQL available
- Integrations with Terraform, Pulumi, and a CLI
- Based in the EU, may ease compliance requirements
- 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 | Koyeb | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 3.1x more expensive on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $42.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 44% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $85.71 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 7% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $144.04 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 2.1x more expensive on Koyeb |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo on the free tier, 1 TB / mo on Pro and above | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions; Asia is $0.04 / 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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Koyeb | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B200
1 config · 8 configs
|
$5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 5% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L40S
1 config · 22 configs
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
L4
1 config · 22 configs
|
$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
$1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
$0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
Koyeb 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.
Company details
| Fact | Koyeb | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | France | Finland |
| Locations | 7 | 15 |
| Example customers | Tesla, Equinix, Upstash, MongoDB, Kong, Aiven | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | koyeb.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Koyeb was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 12, 2026.