What's good about...
Nova Cloud
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
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 Nova Cloud's prices compare against UpCloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)
UpCloud
On-Demand
Available Models
Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.
Nova Cloud
RTX Pro 6000Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Nova Cloud and UpCloud offer:
Company details
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| Website | nova-cloud.ai | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Canada | Finland |
| Founded | 2018 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 | 13 |
| Example Customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Headquarters
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.