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Comparison

DigitalOcean vs UpCloud

No clear leader: UpCloud (65.8) and DigitalOcean (63.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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DigitalOcean64
UpCloud66
Score
vioscaleAI score
DigitalOcean64 / 100low · 49%
UpCloud66 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✗
Model
DigitalOceanfreemium
UpCloudcommercial
Price level
DigitalOceanlow
UpCloudunknown
Starting price
DigitalOcean$11
UpCloud–
Transparent
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Integrations
Count
DigitalOcean24
UpCloud6
Security
Certifications
DigitalOcean–
UpCloudISO 27001
Disclosure policy
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Gdpr
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Iso27001
DigitalOcean–
UpCloud✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
DigitalOcean–
UpCloud99.999
Status page
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DigitalOcean6 items
UpCloud7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
DigitalOceanHyperscaler
UpCloudVPS / developer
Reach
Regions / global footprint
DigitalOceanMultiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor
UpCloud15 data centers in 12 countries
Compute
Bare-metal servers
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud-
GPU / accelerated compute
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Storage
Object storage
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Block storage
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Managed databases
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
DigitalOcean-
UpCloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud-

What each one is

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

DigitalOcean

A cloud platform providing compute instances (Droplets), managed Kubernetes, serverless functions, object storage, block storage, and managed databases. Designed for AI and machine learning workloads with GPU acceleration, spot pricing, and integrated end-to-end infrastructure.

Independently observed

UpCloud

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.

DigitalOcean

from $11/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $11/month. Free tier with $5 free credit available.

  • FunctionsFree
    • 90,000 GiB-seconds per month free
    • Per-second billing
  • Kubernetes$12/month
    • Free control plane
    • Free bandwidth allowance
  • Cloudways Managed Hosting$11/month starting
    • Scalable
    • Pay-as-you-go
  • Managed Databases$15/month starting
    • MongoDB
    • Kafka
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Caching
    • +4 more
  • GPU Droplets$1.91/GPU/hour with commitment
    • Multi-month commitment pricing
    • On-demand pricing available
as of verify ↗

UpCloud

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
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
CLI
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DigitalOcean✓
UpCloud✓

Integrations

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

DigitalOcean

44 total
  • Docker
  • WordPress
  • GitLab Enterprise Edition
  • Supabase
  • RabbitMQ
  • n8n
  • cPanel & WHM
  • Plesk
  • 3CX
  • Jitsi
  • Appwrite
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes Agent
  • Codex Universal
  • Grok Build
  • Coolify
  • Easypanel
  • Anaconda
  • SnapShooter
  • Simple Observability
  • IVP.ai | Deskless
  • WooCommerce
  • OpenLiteSpeed
  • Let's Encrypt
  • +20 more
Independently observed

UpCloud

7 total
  • Terraform
  • OpenTofu
  • Pulumi
  • Ansible
  • Packer
  • WHMCS
  • Crossplane
Independently observed
Still deciding?

DigitalOcean or UpCloud: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.