Comparison

CoreWeave vs UpCloud

On the evidence we track, UpCloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CoreWeave57
★UpCloud66
Score
vioscaleAI score
CoreWeave57 / 100low · 49%
UpCloud66 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
CoreWeave✗
UpCloud✗
Model
CoreWeavecommercial
UpCloudcommercial
Price level
CoreWeavelow
UpCloudunknown
Starting price
CoreWeave$0.03
UpCloud–
Transparent
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Integrations
Count
CoreWeave1
UpCloud6
Security
Certifications
CoreWeave–
UpCloudISO 27001
Disclosure policy
CoreWeave–
UpCloud✓
Gdpr
CoreWeave–
UpCloud✓
Iso27001
CoreWeave–
UpCloud✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
CoreWeave–
UpCloud99.999
Status page
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Content
Faq
CoreWeave4 items
UpCloud7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
CoreWeaveHyperscaler
UpCloudVPS / developer
Reach
Regions / global footprint
CoreWeaveMultiple regions across US and Europe
UpCloud15 data centers in 12 countries
Compute
Bare-metal servers
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud-
GPU / accelerated compute
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
CoreWeave-
UpCloud✓
Storage
Object storage
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Block storage
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Managed databases
CoreWeave-
UpCloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
CoreWeave-
UpCloud-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CoreWeave

A cloud platform optimized for AI and machine learning workloads. Offers flexible, consumption-based GPU and CPU compute, block and object storage, and networking services with transparent pricing and no data transfer surcharges.

Independently observed

UpCloud

Leader

Offers virtual servers, managed databases, Kubernetes clusters, and storage solutions with infrastructure deployed across multiple data centers, prioritizing European regulatory compliance and data protection.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CoreWeave

from $0.03/GB/moUsage-based

Usage-based pricing with transparent rates: GPU instances from $0.005/hour (RAM component), CPUs from $0.02/vCPU/hour, storage from $0.03/GB/month. No hidden egress or data transfer fees.

  • GPU InstanceFrom $0.005/hour per GB RAM
    • Multiple GPU options (H100, A100, V100, RTX series)
    • À la carte vCPU and RAM allocation
    • Minimum 1 GPU, 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM required
  • CPU InstanceFrom $0.02-0.035/vCPU/hour
    • Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors
    • RAM included per vCPU
    • Linear scaling by vCPU count
  • Block Storage$0.07/GB/month (NVMe)
    • NVMe tier
    • No bandwidth overages
  • Object Storage$0.03/GB/month
    • Unlimited scale and throughput
    • No data transfer charges
    • Transparent pricing
as of verify ↗

UpCloud

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

From €3/mo. Free 7-day trial with €500 credits. Usage-based billing with no lock-in.

  • EssentialsStandard support tier
    • 24/7 support
    • Email and live chat support
    • < 4 hour response time
    • < 2 hour incident response
    • Maintenance information
    • +3 more
  • AdvancedPriority support tier
    • 24/7 support
    • Priority support queue
    • < 1 hour response time
    • < 30 minute incident response
    • Status page access
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 24/7 support
    • Dedicated support members
    • Customer Success Manager
    • < 10 minute response time
    • < 5 minute incident response
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓
CLI
CoreWeave✗
UpCloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CoreWeave✓
UpCloud✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

CoreWeave

1 total
  • Datadog
Independently observed

UpCloud

Leader
7 total
  • Terraform
  • OpenTofu
  • Pulumi
  • Ansible
  • Packer
  • WHMCS
  • Crossplane
Independently observed
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CoreWeave or UpCloud: which one depends on you

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