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Cloud VPS · by UpCloud

UpCloud Cloud Servers

Finnish cloud with fast MaxIOPS storage, a 99.999% SLA on Premium plans and zero-cost data transfer, billed hourly from €3/mo.

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Overview

UpCloud is a Finnish cloud provider with 15 data centers. Its cloud servers come in three families: Starter (replacing the older Developer plans, previous-generation AMD CPUs and standard SSD, 99.99% SLA), Premium (MaxIOPS storage, 1 Gbps networking, premium AMD CPUs and a 99.999% SLA) and Cloud Native (compute priced separately from storage).

All plans include an IPv4 address and zero-cost egress under a fair transfer policy, and private networks, SDN routers and firewalls are free. Billing is hourly, with Starter plans capped at 28 days per month.

Starter plans at €3 to €28 a month compete with budget hosts, though the €3 plan is limited to five per customer. Premium plans cost more than Hetzner or DigitalOcean for the same RAM but come with UpCloud's fast MaxIOPS storage and one of the highest published SLAs among VPS providers. Before choosing, decide whether Starter hardware is enough or whether your workload needs Premium storage and SLA guarantees, since the price gap is large.

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Pricing and plans

Plan Price What you get
Starter 1 GB €3/mo 1 core, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 250 Mbit/s; max 5 per customer
Starter 2 GB €6/mo 1 core, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD
Starter 4 GB €12/mo 2 cores, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, 500 Mbit/s
Premium 1 GB €5/mo 1 core, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB MaxIOPS, 1 Gbps, 99.999% SLA
Premium 4 GB €26/mo 2 cores, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB MaxIOPS
Cloud Native 4 GB €12/mo 1 core, 4 GB RAM; storage priced separately

Prices exclude local taxes. Starter plans are billed by the starting hour to a maximum of 28 days a month and use previous-generation AMD CPUs with standard SSD. Egress is free under UpCloud's Fair Transfer Policy. Extra IPv4 addresses and floating IPs cost €3.47/month; Windows licenses are charged per core. Block storage is €0.085 to €0.22 per GB per month depending on tier.

Source: upcloud.com/pricing/ · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

Zero-cost egress
No per-GB data transfer fees on any plan; a fair transfer policy applies.
MaxIOPS storage
UpCloud's high-performance block storage on Premium plans, also sold at €0.22/GB/month.
99.999% SLA
Premium and Cloud Native plans carry a five-nines SLA; Starter plans have 99.99%.
Free networking
SDN private networks, routers and firewalls are included at no cost.
Cloud Native plans
Choose compute and storage separately, including Standard or Archive storage tiers.
Fast deployment
Servers deploy in about 45 seconds.
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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Free egress on every plan.
  • High SLAs and fast MaxIOPS storage for production workloads.
  • Cheap Starter plans for development and self-hosting.
  • European company with a wide spread of data centers.

Limitations

  • Starter plans use previous-generation AMD CPUs and standard SSD.
  • The €3 Starter plan is limited to five concurrent deployments per customer.
  • Premium plans cost noticeably more per GB of RAM than budget hosts.
  • Additional IPv4 addresses cost €3.47/month each.
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Who it suits

Good for

  • Production apps that need fast disks and strong SLAs
  • Self-hosting and dev servers on Starter plans
  • European companies wanting EU-based infrastructure

Look elsewhere if

  • Getting the most RAM for the least money
  • Teams needing hyperscaler-style managed services
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Questions

How much does the cheapest UpCloud server cost?

The Starter plan with 1 core, 1 GB RAM and 10 GB SSD costs €3/month, limited to five per customer.

Does UpCloud charge for bandwidth?

No, all plans include zero-cost egress under UpCloud's Fair Transfer Policy.

What is the difference between UpCloud Starter and Premium?

Starter uses previous-generation AMD CPUs and standard SSD with a 99.99% SLA; Premium uses newer CPUs, MaxIOPS storage and 1 Gbps networking with a 99.999% SLA.

How does UpCloud bill?

By the hour; Starter plans are billed by the starting hour up to a maximum of 28 days per month.

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