Speed
4.8
Support
4.4
Value
4.6
Features
4.6
Reliability
4.8
The verdict
UpCloud is a Finnish cloud infrastructure provider built around its proprietary MaxIOPS storage technology for consistently fast disk performance, with servers deployable in under 45 seconds and precise per-second billing.
Best for:
I/O-intensive applications
Disk-heavy workloads
Nordic/European users
What you get
- MaxIOPS storage technology
- Servers deploy in under 45s
- Per-second billing precision
- Simple flat-rate API
- Managed Kubernetes
Plans & pricing
1xCPU-1GB
$5/mo
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
2xCPU-4GB
$20/mo
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
The trade-off
In its favour
- Very fast storage performance
- Precise, fair per-second billing
- Quick server deployment
Worth knowing
- Smaller global footprint than hyperscalers
- Best suited to technical users
Infrastructure & support
Support channels
- 24/7 ticket system
- Email support
- Phone support (business hours)
Data centers
- Finland
- Germany
- Netherlands
- United States
- Singapore
- Australia
- Poland
Common questions
What is MaxIOPS?
UpCloud's proprietary storage layer engineered for consistently high disk I/O performance.