What's good about...
Lium
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
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 Lium's prices compare against UpCloud?
VM Small
Lium
UpCloud
VM Medium
Lium
UpCloud
VM Large
Lium
UpCloud
Block Storage
Lium
UpCloud
Object Storage
Lium
UpCloud
Load Balancer
Lium
UpCloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Lium
UpCloud
Managed Redis®*
Lium
UpCloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Lium
UpCloud
Lium Pricing Details
Lium bills per minute with no hourly minimum, against a prepaid balance.
GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
Lium
UpCloud
Available Models
Lium offers 10 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Lium and UpCloud offer:
Company details
|
Lium
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | lium.io | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters |
United States of America 
|
Finland 
|
| Founded | 2024 | 2011 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | 15 |
| Example Customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
Lium
UpCloud
Lium
UpCloud
Lium
UpCloud
Lium
UpCloud
Lium
UpCloud
Alternatives to consider
Compare Lium and UpCloud against other cloud providers.
Our data for Lium was last updated on Sept. 8, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 8, 2026.