UpCloud
European-based cloud infrastructure provider
- Vendor
- UpCloud Oy
- Also known as
- upcloud
Available worldwide · Popular in: FI, EU
What is 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.
UpCloud pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From €3/mo. Free 7-day trial with €500 credits. Usage-based billing with no lock-in.
Essentials
Standard support tier with 24/7 availability
- 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
Advanced
Priority support with faster response times
- 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
Enterprise
Contact salesDedicated support with fastest response times and account management
- 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
What UpCloud does
The capabilities that matter for cloud infrastructure, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Provider tier
- VPS / developer
- Regions / global footprint
- 15 data centers in 12 countries
- Bare-metal servers
- -
- GPU / accelerated compute
- ✓
- Spot / preemptible pricing
- ✓
- Object storage
- ✓
- Block storage
- ✓
- Managed Kubernetes
- ✓
- Managed databases
- ✓
- Serverless / FaaS
- -
- VPC / private networking
- ✓
- Free / low egress
- ✓
- Data-residency / sovereign options
- ✓
- Partner marketplace
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- Terraform•
- OpenTofu•
- Pulumi•
- Ansible•
- Packer•
- WHMCS
- Crossplane
Security & compliance
Independently observed- ISO 27001active
UpCloud FAQ
Common questions about UpCloud, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.
Source: https://upcloud.com/pricing/
Is UpCloud free?
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/
What platforms does UpCloud support?
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
Can UpCloud be self-hosted?
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
What does UpCloud integrate with?
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
What security certifications does UpCloud have?
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.
Where is UpCloud available?
UpCloud is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Finland and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Finland.
Source: https://upcloud.com
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Compare UpCloud
Side by side against other cloud infrastructure, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for UpCloud, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 100 | 0.16 | 15.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 96 | 0.05 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 35 | 0.12 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 55 | 0.06 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 24 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Tier: vps_dev · Free egress: Yes · Block storage: Yes · Gpu instances: Yes · Regions count: 15 data centers in 12 countries · Data residency: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 6 | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: FI · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-18 · 75% |
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