UpCloud reviews
ServerDiff Score
Very good
UpCloud scores 7.5 out of 10 (very good): 2.9★ average from 179 reviews on 2 sites · Runs its own network (AS25697) · Network in 15 cities · 12 countries.
How the score is built
Fixed weights: half for what people say, half for what the provider runs on. A review part without enough data is left out and the other review parts share its weight.What people say
- Customer reviews 5.1 2.9★ average from 179 reviews
- Last 12 months — Not enough data yet
- Answers to complaints — Not read yet
- Forum posts 9.1 9 of 9 positive
- Expert reviews — Not enough data yet
What it runs on
- Own infrastructure 8.0 Runs its own network (AS25697) ↗
- Locations 9.5 Network in 15 cities · 12 countries
Customer reviews by site
- Trustpilot 2.9★ 171 7 Nov 2026
- HostAdvice 3.6★ 8 7 Nov 2026
In forums
Posts by people describing their own experience on Hacker News, summarised in our words. 9 first-hand posts among 36 that name it- Positive
Moved EU operations to UpCloud and found top customer service, a fuller product range than Hetzner, and more zones.
Hacker News · 15 Jun 2026 - Positive
Found UpCloud a great EU alternative to Hetzner: reliable, cheap and supportive.
Hacker News · 13 May 2026 - Positive
Switched from DigitalOcean to UpCloud and has found it very good for their purposes.
Hacker News · 13 May 2026 - Positive
Now on UpCloud after slow volumes elsewhere; its network-attached storage easily reaches about 10k IOPS.
Hacker News · 19 Apr 2026 - Positive
Single-VPS setups on UpCloud and Vultr have been more reliable than multi-region setups on other providers.
Hacker News · 18 Apr 2026 - Positive
Uses UpCloud object storage in the EU and is very happy with it.
Hacker News · 10 Apr 2026 - Positive
Defaults to UpCloud, calling it a great team with great services.
Hacker News · 8 Apr 2026 - Positive
Very happy using UpCloud, singling out its great support.
Hacker News · 7 Apr 2026 - Positive
Used a trial account without a credit card and found support exceptionally helpful and quick.
Hacker News · 19 Jan 2026
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