Leaseweb Public Cloud vs UpCloud Cloud Servers

Leaseweb Public Cloud8.8Visit USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4Visit

Higher score Leaseweb Public Cloud #4 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Leaseweb

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US UpCloud Cloud Servers #8 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 1 features Visit UpCloud

• Leaseweb Public Cloud fits best

  Businesses needing flexible cloud compute

• UpCloud Cloud Servers fits best

  Teams automating Linux or Windows cloud servers

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Side by side

Feature	Leaseweb Public Cloud 8.8/10 Visit ↗	USUpCloud Cloud Servers 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#4 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#8 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Businesses needing flexible cloud compute	Teams automating Linux or Windows cloud servers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	30-day trial	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Email	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	2 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Leaseweb Public Cloud 0/1 · UpCloud Cloud Servers 0/1
Root access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
European locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed service	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs	Linux and Windows provisioning with resizeable compute and storage REST API, CLI, SDKs, and Terraform support lifecycle automation Private networking, firewall, block storage, and managed load balancing
Cons	Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default No managed database service is included Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan	No free plan; only a 14-day trial is provided Managed databases and object storage are separate UpCloud services Regional pricing and three configurations require plan comparison
Our verdict	Leaseweb Public Cloud provides virtual machines for businesses running web applications, application hosting, databases, development and testing, and machine-learning workloads. It supports general-purpose, compute-optimized,… Read the review →	UpCloud Cloud Servers provides configurable Linux and Windows virtual machines for development, testing, web applications, and production workloads. Teams can manage servers through the web control panel or automation interfaces, with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Leaseweb Public Cloud — where it wins

  • Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute
  • Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups
  • REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default
  • No managed database service is included
  • Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan

• UpCloud Cloud Servers — where it wins

  • Linux and Windows provisioning with resizeable compute and storage
  • REST API, CLI, SDKs, and Terraform support lifecycle automation
  • Private networking, firewall, block storage, and managed load balancing

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; only a 14-day trial is provided
  • Managed databases and object storage are separate UpCloud services
  • Regional pricing and three configurations require plan comparison

• Leaseweb Public Cloud8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  Flexible European cloud compute with autoscaling, APIs and hourly or monthly billing.

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

  Flexible Linux and Windows cloud servers with strong automation and multiple storage tiers.

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