Complimentary platform features from UpCloud

Introducing: UpCloud Essentials

We’re giving you access to the foundational features you need to build, scale, and innovate, without the added costs.

All powered by UpCloud’s global cloud infrastructure

Tomi, Business Unit Director (SMB)

Our vision behind UpCloud Essentials

If you’ve ever compared different cloud providers, you’ve probably noticed how similar they can seem. Feature lists often look nearly identical, product descriptions blur together, and even pricing can match line for line.

But that’s not the case with us.

Please welcome UpCloud Essentials — a powerful bundle of premium features included at no extra cost. It’s designed to extend your infrastructure’s capabilities with cutting-edge tools that go far beyond the industry standard.

We’re committed to continuously improving our platform and equipping you with the tools you need to thrive. At our core, we aim to raise the standard of cloud services — hopefully someday we’ll get to hear your story of how UpCloud Essentials made a difference!

Joel Pihlajamaa
UpCloud Founder / CTO

What you get with UpCloud Essentials

Zero data transfer fees

Ensure high availability and seamless traffic distribution. Eliminate unexpected network transfer fees impacting your monthly bills. Enjoy predictable pricing and focus on building, not budgeting.

 

Zero-cost network transfer

Kubernetes control plane

Simplify container orchestration and deployment. Manage your Kubernetes clusters with ease, without added costs, supporting up to 30 data plane nodes.

Managed Kubernetes

NAT & VPN gateway

Secure your network and enable private connectivity. Establish secure connections and manage network address translation with ease. Included: 1 VPN tunnel + 100 Mbit/s Bandwidth + 10,000 Max connections.

NAT Gateway

Load balancer

Ensure high availability and efficient traffic distribution for your applications. Maintain peak performance with a complimentary 1 Node setup and support for up to 1,000 concurrent sessions.

Managed Load Balancer

API & SDKs

Build custom workflows and integrate UpCloud with your existing tools with our powerful API & SDKs.

API documentation

Hot resize

Scale your resources instantly, without downtime, for uninterrupted performance.

Hot resize

Global private network

High performance, private connectivity across our global network.

Data Centers

24/7 Customer support

Always available support, ensuring your infrastructure runs smoothly, around the clock. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding customer service – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

FAQ

Free daily backup plan

Protect your valuable data with our free daily backup plan. (available on General purpose plans)

No secrets, only savings

How it works

Providing the Essentials

We provide all customers access to our standard tier services for Load balancer, NAT & VPN Gateways, Kubernetes Control Plane and Zero cost network transfer.

Fair Transfer Policy across products

The policy allows a generous monthly transfer while ensuring all customers can work seamlessly with all of UpCloud’s products and services.

Why free?

Think of it as us giving you the keys to some awesome tools, so you can build cool stuff without worrying about extra costs. We’re betting you’ll love it here.

What if I need something more powerful?

More powerful plans are available for all included UpCloud Essential products. See pricing

Free your project to thrive

Say goodbye to unpredictable data transfer costs by building your business on a forward-thinking cloud.

Disclaimer: Please be advised that UpCloud reserves the right to change, alter, or remove UpCloud Essentials tools and services at its sole discretion and at any time. Usage of these services will be closely monitored for adherence to our terms and to prevent abuse.

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