SwissGPU
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- 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
- 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 | SwissGPU | 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 | -- Not listed | 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
SwissGPU offers 7 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | SwissGPU | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 8 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.48 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
$0.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 5080
1 config
|
$0.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | SwissGPU only |
|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
SwissGPU 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 | SwissGPU | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | Finland |
| Locations | 1 | 15 |
| Example customers | EduID, Liset Capital, SPH | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | www.swissgpu.ch | upcloud.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for SwissGPU was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.