Cloudways vs UpCloud

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Cloudways compared with UpCloud
Detail	Cloudways	UpCloud
What it does	Managed Cloud Hosting Platform	Effortless global cloud infrastructure for SMBs
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	FI
Pricing model	subscription	subscription
Pricing	Plans start at $14/month on DigitalOcean, $11/month on Vultr, and $14/month on Linode, with hourly billing and no long-term contracts required.	Fixed hourly pricing with no vendor lock-in. Cloud server plans starting at €3/mo (1GB memory), with Premium plans from €5/mo. Transparent billing by the hour with maximum 28 days per month. All plans include zero-cost egress. GPU servers available with NVIDIA L4, L40S, RTX 6000, H100, B200, and B30
Key features	Free SSL certificates 24/7 expert support Free website migrations Real-time server monitoring AI-powered troubleshooting Automatic scaling for traffic spikes Multiple cloud provider options Team collaboration tools	Cloud servers with Linux and Windows support GPU servers for AI and ML workloads Managed Kubernetes clusters Managed databases with automated backups and scaling Block, file, and object storage Private Cloud isolated infrastructure 45 second server deployment
What makes it different	Flexible cloud provider selection with no vendor lock-in Pay-as-you-go transparent pricing with hourly billing Enterprise-level security with Imunify360 firewall AI-powered Copilot for instant troubleshooting	European data sovereignty and GDPR compliance Zero-cost outbound data transfer fees Transparent fixed pricing with no vendor lock-in Up to 90% faster performance than competitors
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	91 no change since last check	75 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	58	46
Citation Flow (Majestic)	60	53
Referring domains (Majestic)	18744	2856

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