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Comparison

Exoscale vs UpCloud

On the evidence we track, Exoscale leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. 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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★Exoscale83
UpCloud66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Exoscale83 / 100medium · 69%
UpCloud66 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Exoscale✗
UpCloud✗
Model
Exoscalecommercial
UpCloudcommercial
Price level
Exoscalelow
UpCloudunknown
Transparent
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Integrations
Count
Exoscale2
UpCloud6
Security
Certifications
Exoscale–
UpCloudISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Fedramp
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Gdpr
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Hipaa
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Iso27001
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Pci
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Soc2
Exoscale✓
UpCloud–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Exoscale99.95
UpCloud99.999
Status page
Exoscale✓
UpCloud✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Exoscale7 items
UpCloud7 items

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

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.

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.

In common (1)
  • Terraform

Exoscale

Leader
4 total - 3 not shared
  • Rancher
  • Kubernetes
  • Karpenter
Independently observed

UpCloud

7 total - 6 not shared
  • OpenTofu
  • Pulumi
  • Ansible
  • Packer
  • WHMCS
  • Crossplane
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Exoscale 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.

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