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Comparison

Exoscale vs UpCloud

On the evidence we track, Exoscale leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Exoscale full profile →UpCloud full profile →
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★Exoscale84
UpCloud68
Score
Vioscale score
Exoscale84 / 100medium · 72%
UpCloud68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Exoscale✗
UpCloud✓
Model
Exoscalecommercial
UpCloudfreemium
Price level
Exoscalelow
UpCloudlow
Transparent
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Integrations
Count
Exoscale4
UpCloud0
Security
Disclosure policy
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Fedramp
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Gdpr
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Hipaa
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Iso27001
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Pci
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Soc2
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Reliability
Sla pct
Exoscale99.95
UpCloud99.999
Status page
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
ExoscaleVPS / developer
UpCloudVPS / developer
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Exoscale5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)
UpCloud15 data centers in 12 countries
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Exoscale-
UpCloud-
GPU / accelerated compute
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
Exoscale-
UpCloud-
Storage
Object storage
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Block storage
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Managed databases
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
Exoscale-
UpCloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
Exoscale-
UpCloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
Exoscale-
UpCloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Exoscale-
UpCloud-
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Exoscale✓
UpCloud-

What each one is

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

Exoscale

Leader

European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions.

Independently observed

UpCloud

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Exoscale

Leader
from €0.01/moUsage-based

Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.

  • Standard Micro€0.00729/hour
  • GPU A30 Small€1.226/hour
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
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
CLI
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓

Integrations

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

Exoscale

Leader
4 total
  • Rancher
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Karpenter
Independently observed

UpCloud

Not documented yet.

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