{"id":4006,"date":"2024-02-08T10:08:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:20:19","slug":"competitors-and-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class=\"block block-hero\">\n      <div class=\"image image-background image-background-layer image-background-mobile\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"-\" src=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Mobile-Home-20-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Mobile-Home-20-1-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Mobile-Home-20-1-634x1024.jpg 634w, https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Mobile-Home-20-1-12x20.jpg 12w, https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Mobile-Home-20-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 100vw\" width=\"768\" height=\"1240\">\n        <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image image-background image-background-layer image-background-desktop \">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpsmartcrop-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"-\" src=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Home.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Home.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/Hero-Home-1536x1189.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 100vw\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1300\" style=\" object-position: 53.25% 20.60%;\" data-smartcrop-focus=\"[&quot;53.25&quot;,&quot;20.60&quot;]\">\n        <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"text-flow\">\n      <h1 id=\"content\">\n        Cloud comparisons      <\/h1>\n\n              <h4>Navigating the cloud can feel like sailing vast seas. With so many choices, how do you know which provider will lead you to success?<\/h4>\n<p>See how <strong>UpCloud<\/strong> stands tall against <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/aws\">AWS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/azure\">Azure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/digitalocean\">DigitalOcean<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/akamai-linode\">Linode<\/a>, and others in our comprehensive comparison.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"features items\">\n        <div class=\"item\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"small-components\">\n      <div class=\"button-group\">\n              <p class=\"wrapper-button\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.upcloud.com\/?promo=deploy250\" class=\"button\">\n            Explore for 14 days with $250          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      \n          <\/div>\n    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class=\"box-content\">\n      <div>\n        <p><span style=\"color: var(--color-paragraph)\">Comparing UpCloud to AWS highlights how our high-performance cloud services and personalised customer support provide a refreshing alternative to the industry giant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do customers choose UpCloud over AWS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<li><em>Up to 50% off the monthly costs<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>An easy-to-use platform for developers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>European alternative with 15 locations<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>24\/7 support with &lt;2mins response time<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n\n                        <p class=\"button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/aws\" class=\"button button-ghost-purple\">Learn more<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n              \n<div class=\"box has-gradient-border\">\n\n    <div class=\"heading\">\n      <svg 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infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do customers choose UpCloud over Azure?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<li><em>Same Windows Servers, up to 30% more cost-effective<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>An easy-to-use platform for developers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>European alternative with 15 locations<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>24\/7 support with &lt;2mins response time<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n\n                        <p class=\"button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/azure\" class=\"button button-ghost-purple\">Learn more<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n              \n<div class=\"box has-gradient-border\">\n\n    <div class=\"heading\">\n      <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 40\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M26.1287 9.36375C30.3687 13.6038 30.6087 20.3738 26.7987 24.8838L34.4688 32.5538L33.0588 33.9638L23.9688 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days<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>10 data centre locations in Europe and 15 worldwide<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Secure and compliant (ISO27001)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n\n                        <p class=\"button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/digitalocean\" class=\"button button-ghost-purple\">Learn more<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n              \n<div class=\"box has-gradient-border\">\n\n    <div class=\"heading\">\n      <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 40\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M26.1287 9.36375C30.3687 13.6038 30.6087 20.3738 26.7987 24.8838L34.4688 32.5538L33.0588 33.9638L23.9688 24.8738C24.2288 24.6638 24.4788 24.4538 24.7188 24.2138C24.9587 23.9738 25.1788 23.7238 25.3888 23.4738C28.3988 19.7538 28.1787 14.2438 24.7188 10.7838C21.0087 7.07375 14.9788 7.08375 11.2788 10.7838C7.57875 14.4838 7.56875 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UpCloud&#8217;s stellar performance sets new industry benchmarks with high availability at lower costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do customers choose UpCloud over Scaleway?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<li><em>Performance and high availability is off the charts<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Top-rated service and 24\/4 support with &lt;2-mins response time\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>10 data centre locations in Europe and 15 worldwide<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n\n                        <p class=\"button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/competitors-and-alternatives\/scaleway\" class=\"button button-ghost-purple\">Learn more<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-image-content has-background-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"items image-right column-layout-asymmetric \">\n              <div class=\"item text-flow\">\n 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