Azure
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
- 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 | Azure | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 43% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $86.87 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 3.6x more expensive on Azure |
| Large VM | $173.74 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 47% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $8.10 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 3.1x more expensive on UpCloud |
| Object storage | $21.50 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 7% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $131.89 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 48% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Redis | $39.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 5x more expensive on Azure |
| Load balancer | $23.25 /mo Standard | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Serverless | $29.80 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | 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
Azure offers 10 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Azure | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
20 configs · 8 configs
|
$6.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 3.7x more expensive on Azure |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$6.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Azure only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
40 configs
|
$1.02 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Azure only |
|
A100
20 configs
|
$0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Azure only |
|
GB200
4 configs
|
$11.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Azure only |
MI300X
4 configs
|
$1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Azure only |
|
V100
6 configs
|
$0.31 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Azure only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Azure bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); 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 | Azure | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 66 | 15 |
| Example customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Azure was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 12, 2026.