What's good about...

TensorDock logo TensorDock

  • Marketplace model with competitive pricing
  • Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
  • No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
  • Global coverage across 100+ locations

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 TensorDock's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
TensorDock TensorDock
$10.80 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage
UpCloud UpCloud
$3.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
TensorDock TensorDock
$20.88 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage
UpCloud UpCloud
$24.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
TensorDock TensorDock
$41.04 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage
UpCloud UpCloud
$92.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
TensorDock TensorDock
$0.01 / mo 100 GB
UpCloud UpCloud
$25.00 / mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
TensorDock TensorDock
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UpCloud UpCloud
$20.00 / 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.
TensorDock TensorDock
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UpCloud UpCloud
Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials)

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
TensorDock TensorDock
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UpCloud UpCloud
$69.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
TensorDock TensorDock
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UpCloud UpCloud
$8.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

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

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

TensorDock TensorDock
UpCloud UpCloud
H100 $2.36 $1.89

Billing Options

TensorDock TensorDock
On-Demand
UpCloud UpCloud
On-DemandSpot

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

TensorDock offers 9 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
TensorDock TensorDock
www.tensordock.com
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
TensorDock TensorDock
United States of America
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland
Founded
TensorDock TensorDock
2021
UpCloud UpCloud
2011
Data Center Locations
TensorDock TensorDock
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UpCloud UpCloud
15
Example Customers
TensorDock TensorDock
Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO
UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for TensorDock was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for UpCloud on Aug. 22, 2026.