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Provider hardware coverage: 40 providers / 1985 Hardware tiers · Memory capacity unknown: 1 · Storage capacity unknown: 12

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Family / tier	CPU	Memory	Storage	Transfer / port	Monthly quote	Source
UpCloud · Standard storageFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	CPU cores 1	Memory 1 – 16 GB	Standard storage 10 – 50 GB	— —	$3.38 / monthMonthly quote · €3 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Standard storage 10 – 50 GB Memory 1 – 16 GB CPU cores 1 – 4 45 second deployment Standard performance SSD storage Previous-gen AMD CPUs IPv4 included 99.99% SLA Starting from €3/mo Global price Get started —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	1	1 GB	10 GB	— 250 Mbit/s	$3.38 / monthMonthly quote · €3 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 1 GB \| 1 \| 250 Mbit/s \| 10 GB \| €3/mo * —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 2 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	1	2 GB	20 GB	— 250 Mbit/s	$6.75 / monthMonthly quote · €6 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 2 GB \| 1 \| 250 Mbit/s \| 20 GB \| €6/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 2 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	2	2 GB	30 GB	— 250 Mbit/s	$9.00 / monthMonthly quote · €8 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 2 GB \| 2 \| 250 Mbit/s \| 30 GB \| €8/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 4 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	1	4 GB	30 GB	— 250 Mbit/s	$11.25 / monthMonthly quote · €10 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 4 GB \| 1 \| 250 Mbit/s \| 30 GB \| €10/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 4 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	2	4 GB	30 GB	— 500 Mbit/s	$13.50 / monthMonthly quote · €12 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 4 GB \| 2 \| 500 Mbit/s \| 30 GB \| €12/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 8 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	2	8 GB	40 GB	— 500 Mbit/s	$20.26 / monthMonthly quote · €18 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 8 GB \| 2 \| 500 Mbit/s \| 40 GB \| €18/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 8 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	4	8 GB	40 GB	— 500 Mbit/s	$22.51 / monthMonthly quote · €20 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 8 GB \| 4 \| 500 Mbit/s \| 40 GB \| €20/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 16 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	2	16 GB	50 GB	— 500 Mbit/s	$27.01 / monthMonthly quote · €24 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 16 GB \| 2 \| 500 Mbit/s \| 50 GB \| €24/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 16 GBFixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers	4	16 GB	50 GB	— 500 Mbit/s	$31.51 / monthMonthly quote · €28 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Cloud Servers / Starter / CPU cores \| Memory \| CPU cores \| Bandwidth \| Storage \| Price 16 GB \| 4 \| 500 Mbit/s \| 50 GB \| €28/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Search and analytics	2	4 GB	80 GB	— —	$112.53 / monthMonthly quote · €100 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Search and analytics / OpenSearch / Backup days \| Nodes \| Memory \| Cores \| Backup days \| Storage \| Price 1 \| 4 GB \| 2 \| 1 \| 80 GB \| €100/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Search and analytics	2	8 GB	160 GB	— —	$168.80 / monthMonthly quote · €150 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / Search and analytics / OpenSearch / Backup days \| Nodes \| Memory \| Cores \| Backup days \| Storage \| Price 1 \| 8 GB \| 2 \| 1 \| 160 GB \| €150/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	8 cores1 x NVIDIA L4	64 GB	—	— —	$461.37 / monthMonthly quote · €410 EUR Other source quotes (3) $470.38 / monthMonthly quote · €418 EUR $0.64Billing period not stated · €0.57 EUR $0.65Billing period not stated · €0.58 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 1 x NVIDIA L4 \| 8 cores \| 64 GB \| €0.57/h €410/mo \| €0.58/h €418/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	12 cores1 x NVIDIA L4	128 GB	—	— —	$559.27 / monthMonthly quote · €497 EUR Other source quotes (3) $567.15 / monthMonthly quote · €504 EUR $0.78Billing period not stated · €0.69 EUR $0.79Billing period not stated · €0.70 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 1 x NVIDIA L4 \| 12 cores \| 128 GB \| €0.69/h €497/mo \| €0.70/h €504/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	16 cores1 x NVIDIA L4	192 GB	—	— —	$656.05 / monthMonthly quote · €583 EUR Other source quotes (3) $663.93 / monthMonthly quote · €590 EUR $0.91Billing period not stated · €0.81 EUR $0.92Billing period not stated · €0.82 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 1 x NVIDIA L4 \| 16 cores \| 192 GB \| €0.81/h €583/mo \| €0.82/h €590/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 1 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	20 cores1 x NVIDIA L4	256 GB	—	— —	$753.95 / monthMonthly quote · €670 EUR Other source quotes (3) $761.83 / monthMonthly quote · €677 EUR $1.05Billing period not stated · €0.93 EUR $1.06Billing period not stated · €0.94 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 1 x NVIDIA L4 \| 20 cores \| 256 GB \| €0.93/h €670/mo \| €0.94/h €677/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 2 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	12 cores2 x NVIDIA L4	128 GB	—	— —	$947.50 / monthMonthly quote · €842 EUR Other source quotes (3) $956.51 / monthMonthly quote · €850 EUR $1.32Billing period not stated · €1.17 EUR $1.33Billing period not stated · €1.18 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 2 x NVIDIA L4 \| 12 cores \| 128 GB \| €1.17/h €842/mo \| €1.18/h €850/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 2 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	16 cores2 x NVIDIA L4	192 GB	—	— —	$1045.40 / monthMonthly quote · €929 EUR Other source quotes (3) $1053.28 / monthMonthly quote · €936 EUR $1.45Billing period not stated · €1.29 EUR $1.46Billing period not stated · €1.30 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 2 x NVIDIA L4 \| 16 cores \| 192 GB \| €1.29/h €929/mo \| €1.30/h €936/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 2 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	20 cores2 x NVIDIA L4	256 GB	—	— —	$1142.18 / monthMonthly quote · €1015 EUR Other source quotes (3) $1150.06 / monthMonthly quote · €1022 EUR $1.59Billing period not stated · €1.41 EUR $1.60Billing period not stated · €1.42 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 2 x NVIDIA L4 \| 20 cores \| 256 GB \| €1.41/h €1015/mo \| €1.42/h €1022/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 2 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	32 cores2 x NVIDIA L4	384 GB	—	— —	$1321.10 / monthMonthly quote · €1174 EUR Other source quotes (3) $1328.98 / monthMonthly quote · €1181 EUR $1.83Billing period not stated · €1.63 EUR $1.85Billing period not stated · €1.64 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 2 x NVIDIA L4 \| 32 cores \| 384 GB \| €1.63/h €1174/mo \| €1.64/h €1181/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 3 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	16 cores3 x NVIDIA L4	192 GB	—	— —	$1450.51 / monthMonthly quote · €1289 EUR Other source quotes (3) $1458.39 / monthMonthly quote · €1296 EUR $2.01Billing period not stated · €1.79 EUR $2.03Billing period not stated · €1.80 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 3 x NVIDIA L4 \| 16 cores \| 192 GB \| €1.79/h €1289/mo \| €1.80/h €1296/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 3 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	20 cores3 x NVIDIA L4	256 GB	—	— —	$1547.29 / monthMonthly quote · €1375 EUR Other source quotes (3) $1555.16 / monthMonthly quote · €1382 EUR $2.15Billing period not stated · €1.91 EUR $2.16Billing period not stated · €1.92 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 3 x NVIDIA L4 \| 20 cores \| 256 GB \| €1.91/h €1375/mo \| €1.92/h €1382/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z
UpCloud · 3 x NVIDIA L4Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers	32 cores3 x NVIDIA L4	384 GB	—	— —	$1726.21 / monthMonthly quote · €1534 EUR Other source quotes (3) $1734.09 / monthMonthly quote · €1541 EUR $2.40Billing period not stated · €2.13 EUR $2.41Billing period not stated · €2.14 EUR	Official ↗ Source / status Fixed prices with zero-cost data transfer fees / GPU Servers / GPU Servers with NVIDIA L4 / Memory \| GPU \| CPU cores \| RAM \| Spot Price \| Price 3 x NVIDIA L4 \| 32 cores \| 384 GB \| €2.13/h €1534/mo \| €2.14/h €1541/mo —2026-10-20T10:28:31.108504Z

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#	PROVIDER / PLAN	TRANSFER / PORT	RESOURCES	LOCATION	TEST EVIDENCE	MONTHLY EQUIVALENT	View details
01	UpCloudStarter · 1 GB / 1 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 250 Mbps	1 vCPU · 1 GiB10 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$3.38 / mo eq.$3.38 billed monthly	↗
02	UpCloudStarter · 1 GB Hourly billingIPv4 included View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 250 Mbps	1 vCPU · 1 GiB10 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$3.50 / mo eq.$3.50 billed monthly	↗
03	UpCloudPremium · 1 GB / 1 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	1 vCPU · 1 GiB25 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$5.63 / mo eq.$5.63 billed monthly	↗
04	UpCloudStarter · 2 GB / 1 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 250 Mbps	1 vCPU · 2 GiB20 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$6.75 / mo eq.$6.75 billed monthly	↗
05	UpCloudStarter · 2 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 250 Mbps	2 vCPU · 2 GiB30 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$9.00 / mo eq.$9.00 billed monthly	↗
06	UpCloudStarter · 4 GB / 1 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 250 Mbps	1 vCPU · 4 GiB30 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$11.25 / mo eq.$11.25 billed monthly	↗
07	UpCloudPremium · 2 GB / 1 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	1 vCPU · 2 GiB25 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$13.50 / mo eq.$13.50 billed monthly	↗
08	UpCloudStarter · 4 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 500 Mbps	2 vCPU · 4 GiB30 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$13.50 / mo eq.$13.50 billed monthly	↗
09	UpCloudStarter · 8 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 500 Mbps	2 vCPU · 8 GiB40 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$20.26 / mo eq.$20.26 billed monthly	↗
10	UpCloudStarter · 8 GB / 4 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 500 Mbps	4 vCPU · 8 GiB40 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$22.51 / mo eq.$22.51 billed monthly	↗
11	UpCloudStarter · 16 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 500 Mbps	2 vCPU · 16 GiB50 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$27.01 / mo eq.$27.01 billed monthly	↗
12	UpCloudPremium · 4 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	2 vCPU · 4 GiB50 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$29.26 / mo eq.$29.26 billed monthly	↗
13	UpCloudStarter · 16 GB / 4 vCPU · EUR StarterEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 500 Mbps	4 vCPU · 16 GiB50 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$31.51 / mo eq.$31.51 billed monthly	↗
14	UpCloudPremium · 8 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	2 vCPU · 8 GiB100 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$42.76 / mo eq.$42.76 billed monthly	↗
15	UpCloudPremium · 16 GB / 2 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	2 vCPU · 16 GiB150 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$81.02 / mo eq.$81.02 billed monthly	↗
16	UpCloudPremium · 32 GB / 4 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	4 vCPU · 32 GiB200 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$159.79 / mo eq.$159.79 billed monthly	↗
17	UpCloudPremium · 64 GB / 8 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	8 vCPU · 64 GiB300 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$301.58 / mo eq.$301.58 billed monthly	↗
18	UpCloudPremium · 128 GB / 8 vCPU · EUR Premium MaxIOPSEUR View all 18 provider plans ↗	Transfer unknownAdvertised 1 Gbps	8 vCPU · 128 GiB400 GB MaxIOPS	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$540.14 / mo eq.$540.14 billed monthly	↗

Reference conversions; providers bill in the original currency. Annual plans require payment upfront. Unknown tax and setup fees are excluded; unverified prices sort last. Listed does not mean in stock.

Transfer allowance and bandwidth are separate. Advertised ports are not measured throughput. Verify egress/combined metering, port sharing, fair-use and overage terms with the provider; unreviewed terms stay unknown. Cost per TB divides the monthly-equivalent plan price by included transfer (1 TB = 10¹² bytes); it is not an overage billing rate. Unknown never means unmetered.

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