Thalassa Cloud
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- European cloud with data residency in the Netherlands
- Full Terraform support and API-first platform
- Billed by the minute, with monthly invoicing in Euro
- Direct engineer support in Dutch and English
- 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 | Thalassa Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $9.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 62% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $122.83 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 80% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $249.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 63% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $20.01 /mo 100 GB NVMe | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 20% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $24.81 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (db-pgp.medium) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 64% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $16.75 /mo HA Network Load Balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| 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
UpCloud offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Thalassa Cloud. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Thalassa Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
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 | Thalassa Cloud | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | Finland |
| Locations | 1 | 15 |
| Example customers | ContainerInfra, RepliKate, Balean, BrainHive, BaseTide | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | thalassa.cloud | upcloud.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Thalassa Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.