What's good about...
RunPod
- Affordable GPUs in various configurations
- Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
- Available in 30+ regions across the world
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 RunPod's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
RunPod
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | $3.41 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | $59.05 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | $172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | $181.68 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | $10.00 / mo 100 GB | $24.98 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $22.71 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $11.36 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $68.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $56.78 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
RunPod GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 8 | 31GB | $0.22 | Source |
| RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | 20GB | $0.32 | Source |
| A4500 | 1x A4500 | 20GB | 4 | 29GB | $0.34 | Source |
| A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 4 | 24GB | $0.36 | Source |
| A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 9 | 50GB | $0.39 | Source |
| RTX4090 | 1x RTX 4090 | 24GB | 5 | 30GB | $0.69 | Source |
| A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 62GB | $0.76 | Source |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 12 | 62GB | $0.86 | Source |
| A6000 Ada | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 58GB | $0.88 | Source |
| RTX 5090 | 1x RTX 5090 | 32GB | 16 | 93GB | $0.89 | Source |
| L40 | 1x L40 | 48GB | 8 | 94GB | $0.99 | Source |
| A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 117GB | $1.64 | Source |
| A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $1.89 | Source |
| MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | $2.10 | Source |
| H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 188GB | $2.39 | Source |
| H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $2.99 | Source |
| MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 24 | 283GB | $2.99 | Source |
| H200 SXM | 1x H200 | 141GB | 12 | 188GB | $3.99 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Company details
|
RunPod
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.runpod.io | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 | 13 |
| Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
RunPod
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.runpod.io |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 |
| Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 13 |
| Example Customers | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Our data for RunPod was last updated on Nov. 9, 2024, and for UpCloud on Jan. 10, 2025.