SwissGPU logo UpCloud logo

SwissGPU vs UpCloud

Jump to: What's good Pricing GPUs Services Company details Alternatives

What's good about...

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

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 SwissGPU's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$3.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter)

VM Medium

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$24.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter)

VM Large

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$92.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native)

Block Storage

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$25.00 / mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS)

Object Storage

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials)

Managed PostgreSQL

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$69.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard)

Managed Redis®*

SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
$8.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

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

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand
UpCloud UpCloud
On-DemandSpot

Available Models

SwissGPU offers 7 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.

SwissGPU SwissGPU
RTX PRO 6000(1) RTX 5090(1) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 3090(1) RTX 4080(1) RTX 5080(1)
UpCloud UpCloud
H100(8) L40S(22) B200(8) L4(22)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Packet·ai Logo Packet·ai
Our sponsor
B200 @ $3.75/h on demand
No contract, no spot interrupts, no cluster minimums
Full root SSH, web dashboard, CI/CD ready
Reserve Now

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that SwissGPU and UpCloud offer:

Service SwissGPU UpCloud
Analytics
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland CH flag
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland FI flag
Founded
SwissGPU SwissGPU
--
UpCloud UpCloud
2011
Data Center Locations
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
UpCloud UpCloud
15
Example Customers
SwissGPU SwissGPU
EduID, Liset Capital, SPH
UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

Alternatives to consider

Compare SwissGPU and UpCloud against other cloud providers.

View all comparisons

Our data for SwissGPU was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 11, 2026.