UpCloud
vs
Wasabi
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
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No fees for API requests
- Free egress within fair-use limits (up to 1x stored volume per month)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | UpCloud | Wasabi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $7.99 /mo 1 TB, data transfer within fair-use policy | 60% cheaper on Wasabi |
| 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 | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth | Free within fair-use policy |
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. We track no GPU listings from Wasabi. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | UpCloud | Wasabi | Difference |
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$1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | UpCloud only |
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$3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | UpCloud only |
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$1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | UpCloud only |
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$0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | UpCloud only |
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$0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | UpCloud only |
UpCloud 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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Data centers only |
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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Finland | USA |
| Locations | 15 | 15 |
| Example customers | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
| Website | upcloud.com | wasabi.com |
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Our data for UpCloud was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Wasabi on Sept. 18, 2026.