What's good about...
Lambda Labs
- Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
- Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
- Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)
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 Lambda Labs's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
Lambda Labs
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $3.06 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $53.03 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | -- | $163.17 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | $20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | $22.44 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $20.40 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.20 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $61.19 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $50.99 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
Lambda Labs offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x RTX6000 | 1x RTX 6000 | 24GB | 14 | 46GB | $0.50 | Launch |
| 1x A10 | 1x A10G | 24GB | 30 | 200GB | $0.75 | Launch |
| 1x A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 100GB | $0.80 | Launch |
| 1x A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 40GB | 30 | 200GB | $1.29 | Launch |
| 2x A6000 | 2x A6000 | 96GB | 28 | 200GB | $1.60 | Launch |
| 1x H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 26 | 200GB | $2.49 | Launch |
| 2x A100 | 2x A100 | 80GB | 60 | 400GB | $2.58 | Launch |
| Nvidia GH200 | 1x GH200 | 96GB | 64 | 432GB | $3.19 | Source |
| 4x A6000 | 4x A6000 | 192GB | 56 | 400GB | $3.20 | Launch |
| 8x V100 | 8x V100 | 128GB | 92 | 448GB | $4.40 | Launch |
| 4x A100 | 4x A100 | 160GB | 120 | 800GB | $5.16 | Launch |
| 8x A100 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 124 | 1800GB | $10.32 | Launch |
| 8x H100 SXM | 8x H100 | 640GB | 208 | 1800GB | $23.92 | Launch |
| Nvidia H200 SXM | 8x H200 | 1128GB | 224 | -- | On Request | Source |
| B200 | 8x B200 | 1440GB | 224 | -- | On Request | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Lambda Labs and UpCloud offer:
| Service |
Lambda Labs
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Lambda Labs
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | lambdalabs.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 15 | 13 |
| Example Customers | Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
Lambda Labs
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | lambdalabs.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 15 |
| Example Customers | Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika |
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 13 |
| Example Customers | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Our data for Lambda Labs was last updated on Dec. 12, 2024, and for UpCloud on Jan. 10, 2025.