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DigitalOcean vs UpCloud

DigitalOcean is strongest for developers. UpCloud is strongest for performance-sensitive VPS workloads. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

FeatureDigitalOceanUpCloud
Starting price$3.39/mo$3.5/mo
Best for
  • Developers
  • Startups
  • Kubernetes
  • Performance-sensitive VPS workloads
  • European data residency
  • Simple predictable billing
Stated uptime SLA99.99%99.999%
StorageSSDNVME
Regions1513
Managed KubernetesYesYes
Support channelsTicket, Community forum, DocsTicket, Docs, Community
ComplianceSOC 2, GDPRGDPR, ISO 27001
Hidden costs to watch forBandwidth overages billed at $0.01/GB past pooled allowance
  • Simple Backups add-on billed as a percentage surcharge on server price (Day +10%, Week +20%, Month +40%, Year +60%)
  • Data transfer beyond the Fair Transfer Policy allowance can incur overage charges despite marketing free egress
  • Premium plans require MaxIOPS block storage which is priced/allocated differently than Starter plan Standard SSD
Last reviewed2026-07-012026-07-18
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