UpCloud
vs
Utho
What's good about each
- 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
- Four Indian locations plus Frankfurt and Los Angeles
- 1 to 6 TB of monthly transfer included per instance, by plan
- Shared, dedicated and memory-optimised instance families
- Tier III and Tier IV facilities operated by Yotta and NTT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | UpCloud | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | $18.72 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Basic 1) | 81% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | $37.51 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Basic 2) | 36% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | $57.55 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe (Basic 3) | 37% cheaper on Utho |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | $5.22 /mo 100 GB | 79% cheaper on Utho |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $29.22 /mo 1 TB | 32% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1-6 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth | Not publicly listed |
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, while Utho offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | UpCloud | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs · 9 configs
|
$1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | $1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
L4
22 configs · 5 configs
|
$0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | $0.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
H100
8 configs
|
$1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
$3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | UpCloud only |
|
H200
5 configs
|
-- | $2.57 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Utho only |
UpCloud bills on-demand and spot; Utho bills reserved (36 months). 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 | UpCloud | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Finland | India |
| Locations | 15 | 6 |
| Example customers | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk | Exotel, Ameyo, MyOperator, CallHippo, FIITJEE, Jindal Steel & Power, Cosmos Bank, Park+ |
| Website | upcloud.com | utho.com |
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Our data for UpCloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Utho on Sept. 27, 2026.