Linode vs UpCloud

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Linode

Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
Good performance/price for most of its services
Multiple data center locations

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 Linode's prices compare against UpCloud?

Example configuration	Linode	UpCloud
VM Small	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)	$3.27 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)	$56.62 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)
VM Large	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)	$174.22 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)
Block Storage	$16.00 / mo 160 GB	$23.96 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage	$20.00 / mo 1 TB	$21.78 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer	$10.00 / mo	$10.89 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage	$65.33 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Managed Redis®*	--	$54.44 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Free egress allowance	1-20 TB / mo per instance	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$5.00 $0.005 / GB	Free and unlimited 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GPU1	1x RTX 6000	24GB	8	32GB	$1.50	Source
GPU2	2x RTX 6000	48GB	16	64GB	$3.00	Source
GPU3	3x RTX 6000	72GB	20	96GB	$4.50	Source
GPU4	4x RTX 6000	96GB	24	128GB	$6.00	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 Linode and UpCloud offer:

Service	Linode	UpCloud
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers		--
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*	--
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Linode	UpCloud
Website	www.linode.com	upcloud.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	Finland 🇫🇮
Founded	2003	2012
Data Center Locations	24	13
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy	Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

	Linode
Website	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy