Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs UpCloud Cloud Servers

Amazon Web Services (AWS)9.4Visit USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4Visit

Higher score Amazon Web Services (AWS) #1 in Infrastructure as a Service 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS

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US UpCloud Cloud Servers #7 in Infrastructure as a Service 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit UpCloud

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) fits best

  Organizations needing broad, compliance-ready cloud

• UpCloud Cloud Servers fits best

  Teams wanting API-driven cloud servers and networking

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Web Services (AWS) 9.4/10 Visit ↗	USUpCloud Cloud Servers 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Infrastructure as a Service	#7 in Infrastructure as a Service
Best for	Organizations needing broad, compliance-ready cloud	Teams wanting API-driven cloud servers and networking
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Web Services (AWS) 0/4 · UpCloud Cloud Servers 1/4
Object storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
GPU instances	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed Kubernetes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Block storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Max instance vCPUs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Broad compute, storage, database, networking, and application services HIPAA-eligible services and a standard Business Associate Addendum Multiple Regions, Availability Zones, and granular access controls	Provision Linux or Windows VMs and resize resources and storage. Configure firewalls, private networking, public IPv4 and IPv6, and block storage. Automate server lifecycles through REST API, CLI, SDKs, or Terraform.
Cons	HIPAA eligibility covers only designated services Customers must configure workloads under a shared-responsibility model Service-specific pricing depends on usage, regions, and selected services	No free plan; the 14-day trial is time-limited. Managed load balancing, databases, and object storage are separate services. Compute and storage pricing vary by configuration and region.
Our verdict	AWS provides cloud infrastructure and managed services for building, hosting, storing, and processing applications and data. Its services span compute, storage, databases, networking, and applications, with options for organizations from… Read the review →	UpCloud Cloud Servers provides configurable Linux and Windows virtual machines for development, testing, web applications, and production workloads. Teams can choose Starter, Premium, or Cloud Native configurations, then manage servers… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) — where it wins

  • Broad compute, storage, database, networking, and application services
  • HIPAA-eligible services and a standard Business Associate Addendum
  • Multiple Regions, Availability Zones, and granular access controls

  Where it doesn't

  • HIPAA eligibility covers only designated services
  • Customers must configure workloads under a shared-responsibility model
  • Service-specific pricing depends on usage, regions, and selected services

• UpCloud Cloud Servers — where it wins

  • Provision Linux or Windows VMs and resize resources and storage.
  • Configure firewalls, private networking, public IPv4 and IPv6, and block storage.
  • Automate server lifecycles through REST API, CLI, SDKs, or Terraform.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the 14-day trial is time-limited.
  • Managed load balancing, databases, and object storage are separate services.
  • Compute and storage pricing vary by configuration and region.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)9.4/10 · Paid

  A broad cloud platform with pay-as-you-go pricing and customer-managed compliance configuration.

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• USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  Configurable cloud servers with API, CLI, SDK, and Terraform management.

  Visit UpCloudFull verdict →