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IBM Cloud vs UpCloud

On the evidence we track, IBM Cloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★IBM Cloud77
UpCloud66
Score
vioscaleAI score
IBM Cloud77 / 100medium · 71%
UpCloud66 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✗
Model
IBM Cloudfreemium
UpCloudcommercial
Price level
IBM Cloudlow
UpCloudunknown
Transparent
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Integrations
Count
IBM Cloud887
UpCloud6
Security
Certifications
IBM Cloud–
UpCloudISO 27001
Disclosure policy
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Fedramp
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud–
Gdpr
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Hipaa
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud–
Iso27001
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Pci
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud–
Soc2
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
IBM Cloud–
UpCloud99.999
Status page
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
IBM Cloud7 items
UpCloud7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
IBM CloudHyperscaler
UpCloudVPS / developer
Reach
Regions / global footprint
IBM CloudMultiple regions
UpCloud15 data centers in 12 countries
Compute
Bare-metal servers
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud-
GPU / accelerated compute
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
IBM Cloud-
UpCloud✓
Storage
Object storage
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Block storage
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Managed databases
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
IBM Cloud-
UpCloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
IBM Cloud-
UpCloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
IBM Cloud-
UpCloud-

What each one is

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

IBM Cloud

Leader

A cloud infrastructure and services platform designed for building and managing applications across on-premises data centers and multiple cloud providers, with built-in security and compliance capabilities for regulated industries.

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.

IBM Cloud

Leader
HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free Lite tier available. Pay-as-you-go, subscription, and committed spending plans.

  • LiteFree
  • Pay-as-you-go-
  • Subscription-
  • Enterprise Savings Plan-
  • Reserved Capacity-
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
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
CLI
IBM Cloud✗
UpCloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✓
On-premise
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✗
Hybrid
IBM Cloud✓
UpCloud✗

Integrations

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

IBM Cloud

Leader
35 total
  • Anaplan
  • Apache
  • Elasticsearch
  • IBM Analytics Engine
  • IBM Blockchain Platform
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Data
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
  • IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
  • IBM Db2 Warehouse
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Server
  • IBM Master Data Management
  • IBM Turbonomic
  • IBM Watson Assistant
  • IBM Watson Discovery
  • IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
  • IBM Watson Knowledge Studio
  • IBM Watson Language Translator
  • IBM Watson Natural Language Classifier
  • IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding
  • IBM Watson Speech to Text
  • IBM Watson Studio
  • IBM Watson Text to Speech
  • +11 more
Independently observed

UpCloud

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