UpCloud
vs
Vultr
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and B200 GPUs. UpCloud charges less for VMs and includes egress under fair use, while Vultr charges less for block storage and adds bare metal.
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
- 30+ locations across six continents
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, as VMs or bare metal
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey and Kafka
- Outbound traffic allowance on every plan
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | UpCloud | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 30% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 40% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 43% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 60% cheaper on Vultr |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 10% cheaper on Vultr |
| PostgreSQL | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | 13% cheaper on Vultr |
| Redis | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 47% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Load balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | $10.00 /mo | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
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 Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | UpCloud | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
8 configs · 1 config
|
$1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 18% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B200
8 configs · 1 config
|
$3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 18% cheaper on Vultr |
|
L40S
22 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 29% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
$1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
$0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | UpCloud only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI325X
1 config
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
-- | $1.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
UpCloud bills on-demand and spot; Vultr bills on-demand and spot. 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.
| Framework | UpCloud | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Merchant |
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 | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Finland | USA |
| Locations | 15 | 33 |
| Example customers | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | upcloud.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for UpCloud was last updated on Oct. 6, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 6, 2026.