Every DigitalOcean and UpCloud plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| DigitalOcean | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4.00/moDigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB | ≈ $3.37/moUpCloud Starter 1 GB / 1 CPU |
| Renews at | $4.00/mo | ≈ $3.37/mo |
| Plans | 152 | 142 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, app hosting (PaaS) | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed databases, managed Kubernetes, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 100% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7, live chat |
| Data center countries | 8United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore… | 11Finland, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Poland… |
| Founded | 2011 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | United States | Finland |
| Visit DigitalOcean | Visit UpCloud |
| DigitalOcean | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD | UpCloud Starter 1 GB / 1 CPU1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $4.00 / $4.00 per month | ≈ $3.37 / ≈ $3.37 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Basic 16 GB / 8 vCPU / 320 GBValue score 66/100 | UpCloud Cloud Native 384 GB / 32 CPUValue score 83/100 |
| DigitalOcean | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean GPU Droplet NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation x18 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 500 GB NVMe | UpCloud GPU 1 x NVIDIA L4 (8 cores, 64 GB)8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 0 GB |
| From / renews at | $554.80 / $554.80 per month | ≈ $470.25 / ≈ $470.25 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean GPU Droplet AMD Instinct MI300X x1Value score 63/100 | UpCloud GPU 2 x NVIDIA L4 (32 cores, 384 GB)Value score 81/100 |
| DigitalOcean | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Kubernetes Basic node (2 GB / 1 vCPU)1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB | UpCloud Managed Kubernetes ProductionUp to 120 data plane nodes, HA control plane |
| From / renews at | $12.00 / $12.00 per month | ≈ $67.50 / ≈ $67.50 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Kubernetes Memory-Optimized node (16 GB / 2 vCPU)Value score 66/100 | UpCloud Managed Kubernetes ProductionValue score 50/100 |
| DigitalOcean | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Managed Valkey 1 GB / 1 vCPU1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB | UpCloud Managed MySQL/PostgreSQL Developer 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $15.00 / $15.00 per month | ≈ $10.12 / ≈ $10.12 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch 8 GB / 4 vCPUValue score 69/100 | UpCloud Managed MySQL/PostgreSQL Developer 2 GBValue score 72/100 |
| DigitalOcean | UpCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Spaces Object Storage250 GB | UpCloud Managed Object Storage 250 GB250 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | ≈ $5.62 / ≈ $5.62 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Spaces Object StorageValue score 59/100 | UpCloud Managed Object Storage 250 GBValue score 64/100 |
UpCloud has the lower starting price: UpCloud Starter 1 GB / 1 CPU at $3.37/mo, against DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB at $4.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
DigitalOcean's cheapest plan renews at $4.00/mo and UpCloud's at $3.37/mo. Over three years, DigitalOcean averages $4.00/mo and UpCloud $3.37/mo on those plans.
DigitalOcean has no money-back window. UpCloud has no money-back window.
On our value score, UpCloud: its UpCloud Cloud Native 384 GB / 32 CPU plan scores 83/100 against 66/100 for DigitalOcean's best cloud hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, UpCloud: its UpCloud GPU 2 x NVIDIA L4 (32 cores, 384 GB) plan scores 81/100 against 63/100 for DigitalOcean's best GPU servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, DigitalOcean: its DigitalOcean Kubernetes Memory-Optimized node (16 GB / 2 vCPU) plan scores 66/100 against 50/100 for UpCloud's best managed Kubernetes plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
