UpCloud 🇫🇮
European-based cloud provider offering managed services
UpCloud is a cloud hosting provider that specializes in high-performance servers and more recently managed services.
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, it has positioned itself as a provider of choice for customers looking for a European provider that's reliable, cost-effective and offering a wide range of managed services.
Example customers include Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk. Read their case studies.
What's good about UpCloud
- Wide range of managed services, from databases to Kubernetes to object storage
- Offers 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
What does UpCloud do?
Here are some of the managed services that UpCloud offers:
UpCloud's Pricing
UpCloud's pricing model is fairly straightforward. You pay each month based on the configuration of the VPS and other managed services you use.
Here's how their data transfer pool works: UpCloud adds up all transfer quotas across your deployed resources (eg. instances, object storage) and the total becomes your the account-wide transfer pool. More info here.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated cost:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $7.52 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Medium | $55.86 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | $171.89 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | $23.63 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $21.49 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $10.74 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $64.46 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $53.72 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 500 GB - 24 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.74 |
You can find UpCloud's latest pricing here.
Note: These 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.
Where are UpCloud's data centers located?
Based on our records, UpCloud has at least 13 data center locations around the world:
| Slug | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| au-syd1 | Australia 🇦🇺 | Sydney |
| fl-hel1 | Finland 🇫🇮 | Helsinki |
| fl-hel2 | Finland 🇫🇮 | Helsinki |
| de-fra1 | Germany 🇩🇪 | Frankfurt |
| nl-ams1 | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Amsterdam |
| pl-waw1 | Poland 🇵🇱 | Warsaw |
| sg-sin1 | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Singapore |
| es-mad1 | Spain 🇪🇸 | Madrid |
| se-sto1 | Sweden 🇸🇪 | Stockholm |
| uk-lon1 | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | London |
| us-chi1 | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Chicago, Illinois |
| us-nyc1 | United States of America 🇺🇸 | New York |
| us-sjo1 | United States of America 🇺🇸 | San Jose, California |
UpCloud Alternatives
Here are some alternatives to UpCloud:
Vultr🇺🇸
Vultr is a good alternative to UpCloud if you're looking for a similar amount of managed services at competitive prices, and don't need an EU-based provider.
Scaleway🇫🇷
Another European alternative to UpCloud is Scaleway. They offer a wider range of managed services at a similar price point.
DigitalOcean🇺🇸
DigitalOcean is a good alternative to UpCloud if you're looking for more managed services at a similar price point, and don't need an EU-based provider.
Hetzner🇩🇪
Hetzner is a good European alternative to UpCloud if you're looking for more affordable prices and don't need as many managed services.
Linode🇺🇸
It's worth considering Linode if you're looking for alternatives to UpCloud which are not necessarily based in the EU. They both offer a similar number of managed services including Kubernetes and databases.
Our data for UpCloud was last updated on Feb. 7, 2024.