What's good about...

Runcrate logo Runcrate

  • Per-second GPU billing with no minimum commitment
  • Eight global regions across North America, Europe, and Asia
  • Full root access with SSH, Docker, and custom images
  • OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models

UpCloud logo 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 Runcrate's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$3.44 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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UpCloud UpCloud
$59.57 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$183.30 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$25.20 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$22.91 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$11.46 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$68.74 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Runcrate Runcrate
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UpCloud UpCloud
$57.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

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UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

Runcrate logo Runcrate Pricing Details

Per-second billing on GPU compute with no minimum commitment: stop the instance to stop the meter. Inference is billed per token against a public rate card. Reserved and dedicated capacity is available with volume discounts on monthly commitments.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runcrate Runcrate
$0.55/hr
UpCloud UpCloud
$0.66/hr

Billing Options

Runcrate Runcrate
On-Demand
UpCloud UpCloud
On-Demand

Available Models

Runcrate offers 15 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.

Heads 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

Company details

Website
Runcrate Runcrate
www.runcrate.ai
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
Runcrate Runcrate
United States of America
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland
Founded
Runcrate Runcrate
2024
UpCloud UpCloud
2012
Data Center Locations
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UpCloud UpCloud
13
Example Customers
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UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Runcrate was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.