UpCloud
Deploy managed services at affordable prices
Founded in 2012, UpCloud is a cloud provider based in Finland that specializes in high-performance, affordable servers while also offering managed services.
It stands out as a European cloud offering a wide range of VPS options, GPU servers, object storage, Kubernetes, and managed databases. Additionally, they offer cross-region private networking and a 50x compensation for service outages.
Example customers include Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk. More here.
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What's good about 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
UpCloud pricing examples
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
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| VM Small | $3.46 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $60.01 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | $184.64 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | $25.39 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $23.08 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $11.54 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $69.24 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $57.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
UpCloud GPUs
UpCloud offers cloud GPUs in the following configurations:
| GPU | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | |
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80GB | 12 | 240GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.07 | $2.07 | View |
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48GB | 8 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.28 | $1.28 | View |
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192GB | 12 | 240GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $5.19 | $5.19 | View |
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24GB | 8 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.67 | $0.67 | View |
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48GB | 12 | 128GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.44 | $1.44 | View |
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48GB | 16 | 192GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.76 | $1.76 | View |
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48GB | 20 | 256GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.08 | $2.08 | View |
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24GB | 12 | 128GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.81 | $0.81 | View |
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24GB | 16 | 192GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.95 | $0.95 | View |
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24GB | 20 | 256GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.08 | $1.08 | View |
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning. You can find UpCloud's latest pricing here.
Which services does UpCloud offer
Here are some of the services that UpCloud offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, UpCloud has at least 13 data centers:
| Country | Location | Slug |
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| Australia | Sydney | au-syd1 |
| Finland | Helsinki | fl-hel1 |
| Finland | Helsinki | fl-hel2 |
| Germany | Frankfurt | de-fra1 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | nl-ams1 |
| Poland | Warsaw | pl-waw1 |
| Singapore | Singapore | sg-sin1 |
| Spain | Madrid | es-mad1 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | se-sto1 |
| UK | London | uk-lon1 |
| us-chi1 | USA | Chicago, Illinois |
| us-nyc1 | USA | New York |
| us-sjo1 | USA | San Jose, California |
Alternatives to UpCloud
Compare UpCloud against other cloud providers:
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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.
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Scaleway
Another European alternative to UpCloud is Scaleway. They offer a wider range of managed services at a similar price point.
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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.
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Akamai Cloud
It's worth considering Akamai Cloud 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.
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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.
Our data for UpCloud was last updated on May 19, 2026.