OpenRelay
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
- 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 | OpenRelay | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
OpenRelay offers 15 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OpenRelay | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 8 configs
|
$8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $7.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 6% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
H100
2 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 12% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B200
1 config · 8 configs
|
$6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.05 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 8 configs
|
$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 18% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
L4
1 config · 22 configs
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 38% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
$0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
OpenRelay bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | OpenRelay | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 3 | 15 |
| Example customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | openrelay.inc | upcloud.com |
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Our data for OpenRelay was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for UpCloud on Nov. 9, 2026.