What's good about...
The Cloud Minders
- AI/ML infrastructure tailored to your needs
- Offers the latest Nvidia GPUs such as the H200
- SOC 1 Type 2 data centers
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 The Cloud Minders's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
The Cloud Minders
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $3.14 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $54.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | -- | $167.55 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | $10.00 / mo 1 TB | $23.04 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $20.94 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.47 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $62.83 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $52.36 / 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 |
The Cloud Minders offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V100 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 32GB | $0.24 | Source |
| A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 5 | 32GB | $0.40 | Source |
| A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 5 | 64GB | $0.55 | Source |
| A4000 Ada | 1x A4000 | 20GB | 5 | 64GB | $0.55 | Source |
| H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 32 | 192GB | $3.53 | Source |
| H100 NVL | 1x H100 | 94GB | 32 | 192GB | $4.05 | Source |
| H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 24 | 256GB | $4.52 | Source |
| B200 | 1x B200 | 180GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| H200 SXM | 8x H200 | 1128GB | 384 | 2048GB | On Request | 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
Here are some managed services that The Cloud Minders and UpCloud offer:
| Service |
The Cloud Minders
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Container Registry | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
The Cloud Minders
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | thecloudminders.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 | 13 |
| Example Customers | -- | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
The Cloud Minders
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | thecloudminders.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 |
| Example Customers | -- |
|
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 The Cloud Minders was last updated on Dec. 17, 2024, and for UpCloud on Jan. 10, 2025.