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UpCloud ๐ซ๐ฎ
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.
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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
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 | $7.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General) |
VM Medium | $56.43 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
VM Large | $173.62 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
Block Storage | $23.87 / mo 100 GB |
Object Storage | $21.70 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | $10.85 / mo |
Managed PostgreSQL | $65.11 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
Managed Redisยฎ* | $54.26 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited |
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. You can find UpCloud's latest pricing here.
What does UpCloud do?
Here are some of the managed services that UpCloud offers:
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 |
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au-syd1 | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Sydney |
fl-hel1 | Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ | Helsinki |
fl-hel2 | Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ | Helsinki |
de-fra1 | Germany ๐ฉ๐ช | Frankfurt |
nl-ams1 | Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ | Amsterdam |
pl-waw1 | Poland ๐ต๐ฑ | Warsaw |
sg-sin1 | Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ | Singapore |
es-mad1 | Spain ๐ช๐ธ | Madrid |
se-sto1 | Sweden ๐ธ๐ช | Stockholm |
uk-lon1 | United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง | London |
us-chi1 | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ | Chicago, Illinois |
us-nyc1 | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ | New York |
us-sjo1 | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ | San Jose, California |
UpCloud Alternatives
Here are some alternatives to UpCloud:
![Vultr logo](https://getdeploying.com/static/img/logos/vultr.98d14ed5a31a.png)
Vultr๐บ๐ธ
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 logo](https://getdeploying.com/static/img/logos/scaleway.1b509f1f7593.png)
Scaleway๐ซ๐ท
Another European alternative to UpCloud is Scaleway. They offer a wider range of managed services at a similar price point.
![DigitalOcean logo](https://getdeploying.com/static/img/logos/digitalocean.64ac233734ec.png)
DigitalOcean๐บ๐ธ
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 logo](https://getdeploying.com/static/img/logos/hetzner.1d7d2a3667e7.png)
Hetzner๐ฉ๐ช
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 logo](https://getdeploying.com/static/img/logos/linode.f6fc6b2d4881.png)
Linode๐บ๐ธ
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 July 24, 2024.