Render
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- Postgres with point-in-time recovery, read replicas and high availability
- Unlimited seats on paid plans, no per-seat billing
- Free plans for web services, Postgres and Key Value
- Full-stack preview environments for each pull request
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and HIPAA-compliant workspaces
- 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 | Render | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 86% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 86% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 69% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | Identical |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 23% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Redis | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 75% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Egress allowance | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | 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
UpCloud offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Render | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
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B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
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.
| Framework | Render | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Render | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 5 | 15 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | render.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Render was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.