UpCloud vs Vultr

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

Feature	UpCloud	Vultr
Starting price	$3.5/mo	$0.01/mo
Best for	Performance-sensitive VPS workloads European data residency Simple predictable billing	Developers GPU/AI workloads Price-sensitive scaling
Stated uptime SLA	99.999%	100% network uptime SLA
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	13	32
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	Yes
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community	Ticket, Docs, Community
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	SOC 2, GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	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	Bandwidth overage rate varies by data center location Windows license cost not included in base price
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18