UpCloud vs Webdock
A detailed comparison to help you choose between UpCloud and Webdock.
Quick Verdict
4.2/5
UpCloud
0 reviews
3.9/5
Webdock
0 reviews
UpCloud is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.9). Finnish cloud provider with fast MaxIOPS storage and 15 data centers. Starter cloud servers from EUR 3/month, with free outbound traffic. Webdock offers semi-managed KVM VPS with snapshots, daily backups, and a free control panel included. Danish company running its own DK-DC1 datacenter in Nørre Aaby since 2024, GDPR compliant, EU-only footprint.
UpCloud MaxIOPS storage tops disk benchmarks consistently | Webdock Semi-managed VPS from Webdock's own Danish datacenter, with snapshots and backups included | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.9 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $3/mo | From $2.15/mo✓ |
| Best for | Database-heavy European production workloads where disk I/O and a five-nines SLA matter more than raw compute price | EU-based solo developers, small agencies, and founders who want a cheap, fast, semi-managed VPS in Denmark with snapshots, backups, and real human support included |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB✓ |
| Storage | 10 GB | 15 GB✓ |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB/mo | 1 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.999%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 15✓ | 1 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €3.00 | €2.15✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €3.00 | €1.07✓ |
| Performance | ||
| CPU score (sysbench) | 4,600 | — |
| Disk read (fio) | 2,800 MB/s | — |
| Disk IOPS (4K random) | 62,000 | — |
| Network out | 1 Gbps | — |
| Latency (TTFB) | 22 ms | — |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Nørre Aaby, Denmark (DK-DC1, own facility) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotseu datacenterus datacenterapac datacentergdpr compliantapi accessprivate networking | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedmanaged optionsnapshotseu datacentergdpr compliant |
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UpCloud
Pros
- + Best disk performance in our benchmark set: 62,000 IOPS / 2,800 MB/s on a Helsinki Simple 2-2GB (2026-04-01)
- + 99.999% uptime SLA with 50x credit payback on Premium and managed products
- + Legible pricing: hourly billing capped at 28 days, zero-cost transfer, identical prices in all 15 DCs
- + Broad platform: managed databases, Kubernetes, S3-compatible object storage, GPU and Private Cloud options
- + European-first footprint (2x Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Frankfurt and more) with 24/7 in-house support
Cons
- - CPU value lags the budget clouds — our test showed 4,600 CPU score against Hetzner's 9,400 at lower cost
- - Backups are a paid add-on (10-40% of server price) and extra MaxIOPS disk costs €0.22/GB/mo
- - Plan-line reorganization (Simple to Starter/Premium/Cloud Native) plus announced price changes create continuity risk
- - Starter tier caps (5 deployments, 250 Mbit/s port, previous-gen CPUs) despite carrying an SLA
- - APAC coverage is Singapore and Sydney only; GPU and Private Cloud lines are too new for long-run track records
Webdock
Pros
- + Own Danish datacenter (DK-DC1) — owned hardware, EU data residency, GDPR by design
- + Aggressive value: €2.15/mo entry plan with SSL, daily backups, and 5 automated + 3 on-demand snapshots included
- + Semi-managed support that users rate highly, plus a free in-house control panel instead of paid cPanel
- + Transparent pricing: no renewal hikes, no transfer fees, month-to-month with optional discounts for longer terms
- + Profile Builder lets you tune CPU/RAM/disk/bandwidth with live pricing and snapshot rollback
Cons
- - Single datacenter only — the Finland location was retired, so there is no geographic redundancy or non-EU region
- - 99.9% uptime is a stated target without a formal credit-backed SLA document we could find
- - 1 TB outgoing transfer cap on the small plans is tight for media-heavy workloads
- - Small vendor (~19 staff) with no managed Kubernetes, object storage, or global network products
- - Pricing page lists identical memory/disk figures for Essential and Advanced as published — confirm exact specs before purchase
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