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Cloud Servers - Starter · $0/mo (2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB Standard SSD)
UpCloud's Starter plan at $0/mo is a promotional/free tier with significant hidden costs (backup surcharges, data transfer overages, storage tier limitations). Several providers offer genuinely competitive paid plans with better specs, clearer pricing, and lower total-cost-of-ownership once you factor in realistic usage.
2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, and daily backups included - roughly 2x the specs of UpCloud Starter for $4.54/mo with no backup surcharges.
Caveat: Windows licensing and IPv4 address charges apply separately; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s for $2/mo - matches UpCloud's CPU/RAM but adds unlimited bandwidth and NVMe storage.
Caveat: Intro pricing renews at 2-6x higher after contract term; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, and root SSH access for $2.09/mo - better RAM and storage than UpCloud with no backup surcharges.
Caveat: Steep renewal increases (intro $2.09/mo renews at $9.99-$15.99/mo); 36-month contract required for lowest price.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer for $5/mo with 99.99% SLA and transparent per-GB overage pricing ($0.005/GB).
Caveat: Backups are a separate add-on (~$1-1.25/mo); shared CPU means noisy-neighbor risk vs UpCloud's dedicated vCPU.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer for $6/mo with 99.99% SLA and straightforward $0.01/GB overage pricing.
Caveat: No included backups; bandwidth overages are metered at $0.01/GB after 1TB allowance.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · STARDUST1-S | $0.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XS | $2/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/1GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 1GB (Linux, IPv6) | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
| Civo | Compute Instances · xSmall | $5.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 1GB | $5.92/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 1GB | $6/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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