# DigitalOcean vs UpCloud

| Attribute | DigitalOcean | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.6 (49% (low)) | 65.8 (63% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An AI-focused cloud provider offering compute, storage, managed services, and a unified inference platform supporting multiple open-source and frontier AI models. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"What is DigitalOcean?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.05. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing","question":"Is DigitalOcean free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"What platforms does DigitalOcean support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for DigitalOcean, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"Can DigitalOcean be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 38 integrations for DigitalOcean, including Docker, WordPress, GitLab Enterprise Edition, Supabase, RabbitMQ, n8n, cPanel & WHM and Plesk, plus 30 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"What does DigitalOcean integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for DigitalOcean. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as DigitalOcean not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/security","question":"What security certifications does DigitalOcean have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud infrastructure provider delivering compute, storage, and managed services with a focus on European data sovereignty, transparent pricing, and 24/7 engineering support. Emphasizes zero-cost egress and predictable, vendor-lock-free pricing starting at €3/month. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://upcloud.com/pricing/","question":"What is UpCloud?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"UpCloud offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Essentials, Advanced and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://upcloud.com/pricing/","question":"Is UpCloud free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"UpCloud supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://upcloud.com","question":"What platforms does UpCloud support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for UpCloud, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://upcloud.com","question":"Can UpCloud be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for UpCloud, including Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, Ansible and Packer. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://upcloud.com","question":"What does UpCloud integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for UpCloud. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as UpCloud not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://upcloud.com/compliance-and-security/","question":"What security certifications does UpCloud have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"UpCloud is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Finland and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Finland.","source":"https://upcloud.com","question":"Where is UpCloud available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Offers virtual servers, managed databases, Kubernetes clusters, and storage solutions with infrastructure deployed across multiple data centers, prioritizing European regulatory compliance and data protection. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"free_egress":true,"marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"Multiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor","object_storage":true,"spot_instances":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true,"private_networking":true}` | `{"tier":"vps_dev","free_egress":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"15 data centers in 12 countries","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true,"spot_instances":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true,"private_networking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 24 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"GitLab Enterprise Edition"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"cPanel & WHM"},{"name":"Plesk"},{"name":"3CX"},{"name":"Jitsi"},{"name":"Appwrite"},{"name":"OpenClaw"},{"name":"Hermes Agent"},{"name":"Codex Universal"},{"name":"Grok Build"},{"name":"Coolify"},{"name":"Easypanel"},{"name":"Anaconda"},{"name":"SnapShooter"},{"name":"Simple Observability"},{"name":"IVP.ai | Deskless"},{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"OpenLiteSpeed"},{"name":"Let's Encrypt"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Ollama","native":true},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Telegram","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"WhatsApp","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Discord","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Signal","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":false,"category":"devops"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","native":false,"category":"streaming"},{"name":"MySQL","native":false,"category":"database"},{"name":"Cloudron","native":false,"category":"deployment"},{"name":"Better Uptime","native":false,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Rocket.Chat","category":"chat"},{"name":"OpenVPN","category":"networking"},{"name":"Discourse","category":"community"},{"name":"Odoo","category":"business"},{"name":"cPanel","category":"hosting"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform","native":true},{"name":"OpenTofu","native":true},{"name":"Pulumi","native":true},{"name":"Ansible","native":true},{"name":"Packer","native":true},{"name":"WHMCS","native":false},{"name":"Crossplane","native":false}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"FI","primaryMarkets":["FI","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Functions","summary":"$0/month with free usage tier","features":["90,000 GiB-seconds per month free","Per-second billing"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Serverless computing with per-second billing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_gb_seconds":"90,000 free"}},{"free":false,"name":"Kubernetes","summary":"$12/month","features":["Free control plane","Free bandwidth allowance"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed Kubernetes platform","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloudways Managed Hosting","summary":"$11/month starting","features":["Scalable","Pay-as-you-go"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go managed hosting","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Managed Databases","summary":"$15/month starting","features":["MongoDB","Kafka","PostgreSQL","MySQL","Caching","Valkey","OpenSearch","Free daily backups","Automated failover"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully managed database hosting","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPU Droplets","summary":"$1.91/GPU/hour with commitment","features":["Multi-month commitment pricing","On-demand pricing available"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GPU/hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.91,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"GPU-accelerated compute instances","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $11/month. Free tier with $5 free credit available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:44:19.137Z","startingPrice":{"amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"Standard support tier","features":["24/7 support","Email and live chat support","< 4 hour response time","< 2 hour incident response","Maintenance information","SLA 99.999%","Two-factor authentication","Zero-cost egress"],"description":"Standard support tier with 24/7 availability","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"Priority support tier","features":["24/7 support","Priority support queue","< 1 hour response time","< 30 minute incident response","Status page access","Consumption analytics","SLA 99.999%","Zero-cost egress"],"description":"Priority support with faster response times","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Enterprise support tier with dedicated account manager","features":["24/7 support","Dedicated support members","Customer Success Manager","< 10 minute response time","< 5 minute incident response","Status page and direct email","Account audit logs","SLA 99.999%","Zero-cost egress"],"description":"Dedicated support with fastest response times and account management","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From €3/mo. Free 7-day trial with €500 credits. Usage-based billing with no lock-in.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://upcloud.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:21:10.794Z","freeTrialDays":7,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":11,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.999 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://upcloud.com/compliance-and-security/ |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | DigitalOcean | UpCloud |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | VPS / developer |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | Multiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor | 15 data centers in 12 countries |
| **Compute** |  |  |
| Bare-metal servers | ✓ | - |
| GPU / accelerated compute | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spot / preemptible pricing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Managed** |  |  |
| Managed Kubernetes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed databases | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serverless / FaaS | ✓ | - |
| **Network** |  |  |
| VPC / private networking | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / low egress | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data-residency / sovereign options | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Partner marketplace | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:15:57.451Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*