Oracle Cloud Infrastructure vs UpCloud

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is strongest for enterprises running Oracle DB workloads. UpCloud is strongest for performance-sensitive VPS workloads. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	UpCloud
Starting price	$0.01/mo	$3.5/mo
Best for	Enterprises running Oracle DB workloads Cost-sensitive compute at scale ARM (Ampere) workloads Autonomous Database users	Performance-sensitive VPS workloads European data residency Simple predictable billing
Stated uptime SLA	99.95%	99.999%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	49	13
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	Yes
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum, Phone (paid support tiers)	Ticket, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, FedRAMP	GDPR, ISO 27001
Hidden costs to watch for	Block Volume performance (VPU) is billed separately from raw capacity and charged for the tier selected regardless of actual I/O used Autonomous Database storage billed separately from OCPU/ECPU compute Enhanced OKE clusters add a $0.10/hour control-plane fee (capped at $74.40/month) on top of worker node costs Archive Storage restores take hours and carry a 90-day minimum retention charge if deleted early Object Storage Infrequent Access tier carries a per-GB retrieval fee and minimum retention period	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 reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18