UpCloud The European alternative to AWS / DigitalOcean
Cloud hosting with MaxIOPS storage technology
Finland Cloud & Hosting instead of AWS / DigitalOcean
About UpCloud
UpCloud implements a proprietary MaxIOPS storage technology for cloud hosting and infrastructure services. The Finnish platform achieves lower latency than comparable US services through local EU data centers.
Highlights
- ✓ MaxIOPS: up to 3x faster disk I/O than standard SSDs
- ✓ SLA: 100% network availability guaranteed
- ✓ Data centers in 14 cities (EU focus)
- ✓ Straightforward management via UI and full API
- ✓ Backup and snapshot service included
Why European?
- → Finnish company subject to EU data protection law
- → GDPR-compliant, European servers by default
- → No CLOUD Act – US authorities have no access
- → Renewable energy in all European data centers
Pricing
VPS from $7/month · High-Memory from $24/month · Object Storage from $0.02/GB/month
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