What's good about...

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

UpCloud logo UpCloud

  • Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
  • Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
  • Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
  • Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance

Price comparison

How do SwissGPU's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$3.44 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$59.60 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$183.38 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$25.21 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$22.92 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$11.46 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$68.77 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
$57.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

SwissGPU SwissGPU
$0.25/hr
UpCloud UpCloud
$0.66/hr

Billing Options

SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand
UpCloud UpCloud
On-Demand

Available Models

SwissGPU offers 7 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland
Founded
SwissGPU SwissGPU
2025
UpCloud UpCloud
2012
Data Center Locations
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
UpCloud UpCloud
13
Example Customers
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for SwissGPU was last updated on May 13, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.