What's good about...

UpCloud logo 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 logo Vultr

  • Wide range of VPS options (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
  • Various managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
  • Attractive pricing, generous egress
  • 30+ data center locations around the world

Price comparison

How do UpCloud's prices compare against Vultr?

Example configuration UpCloud Vultr
VM Small $7.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General) $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium $56.43 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Large $173.62 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized)
Block Storage $23.87 / mo 100 GB $10.00 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage $21.70 / mo 1 TB $6.00 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer $10.85 / mo $10.00 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL $65.11 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage
Managed Redis®* $54.26 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Free egress allowance -- 2 TB / mo for most services
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Free and unlimited $10.00

Vultr offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs Total GPU Memory vCPUs RAM Price per hour
A16 1x A16 16GB 6 64GB $0.51
A40 1x A40 48GB 24 120GB $1.86
L40S 1x L40S 48GB 16 240GB $2.23
A100 PCIe 1x A100 80GB 12 120GB $2.60
GH200 1x GH200 96GB 72 480GB $4.34
HGX A100 8x A100 5120GB 112 2048GB $12.90
H100 8x H100 5120GB 224 2048GB $19.99

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.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some of the managed services that UpCloud and Vultr offer:

Service UpCloud Vultr
Block Storage
Container Registry --
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

UpCloud
Website upcloud.com
Headquarters Finland 🇫🇮
Founded 2012
Data Center Locations 13
Example Customers Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk
Vultr
Website www.vultr.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2014
Data Center Locations 32
Example Customers Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield

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Our data for UpCloud was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Vultr on July 24, 2024.