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Comparison

Hetzner 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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Hetzner46
★UpCloud66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hetzner46 / 100low · 32%
UpCloud66 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Hetzner✗
UpCloud✗
Model
Hetznercommercial
UpCloudcommercial
Price level
Hetznerunknown
UpCloudunknown
Transparent
Hetzner✗
UpCloud✓
Integrations
Count
Hetzner–
UpCloud6
Security
Certifications
Hetzner–
UpCloudISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Gdpr
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Iso27001
Hetzner–
UpCloud✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Hetzner–
UpCloud99.999
Status page
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hetzner5 items
UpCloud7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
HetznerRegional / sovereign
UpCloudVPS / developer
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Hetzner3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)
UpCloud15 data centers in 12 countries
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Hetzner✓
UpCloud-
GPU / accelerated compute
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
Hetzner-
UpCloud✓
Storage
Object storage
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Block storage
Hetzner-
UpCloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Managed databases
Hetzner-
UpCloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
Hetzner-
UpCloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
Hetzner-
UpCloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
Hetzner-
UpCloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Hetzner-
UpCloud-

What each one is

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

Hetzner

Hetzner provides hosting and cloud services including bare-metal dedicated servers, flexible cloud instances, managed server solutions, GPU computing, and file storage.

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.

Hetzner

Subscription

Monthly billing; cloud resources billed hourly within monthly invoice. No annual or prepaid options. Auto-renews unless cancelled.

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
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓
CLI
Hetzner✗
UpCloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hetzner✓
UpCloud✓

Integrations

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

Hetzner

Not documented yet.

UpCloud

Leader
7 total
  • Terraform
  • OpenTofu
  • Pulumi
  • Ansible
  • Packer
  • WHMCS
  • Crossplane
Independently observed
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