What is the difference between UpCloud and Verda?

UpCloud and Verda are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: UpCloud or Verda?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between UpCloud and Verda?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 13 different GPU models across both UpCloud and Verda, with 0 models available from both providers.

UpCloud vs Verda

Compare GPU pricing between UpCloud and Verda. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

UpCloud GPUs

Verda GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.35/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 13Both available: 5UpCloud: 6Verda: 12

Showing 13 of 13 GPUs

Last updated: 10/5/2026, 7:31:51 PM

GPU Model ↑	UpCloud Price	Verda Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.91/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.91/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.65/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.65/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
B200 180GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$3.79/hr	$3.55/hr★ Best	↑+$0.25(+7.0%)	UpCloud Verda API
B200 180GB VRAM • UpCloud $3.79/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $3.55/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.25(+7.0%) UpCloud Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$5.11/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $5.11/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$2.00/hr	$1.87/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$0.13(+6.9%)	UpCloud Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • UpCloud $2.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $1.87/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.13(+6.9%) UpCloud Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$2.44/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $2.44/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$5.61/hr	$4.44/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$1.17(+26.4%)	UpCloud Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • UpCloud $5.61/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $4.44/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.17(+26.4%) UpCloud Verda API
L4 24GB VRAM • UpCloud	$0.64/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • UpCloud $0.64/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$0.93/hr	$0.78/hr★ Best	↑+$0.15(+19.6%)	UpCloud Verda API
L40S 48GB VRAM • UpCloud $0.93/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $0.78/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.15(+19.6%) UpCloud Verda API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.59/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.34/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.34/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$0.98/hr★ Best	$1.03/hr 2x GPU	↓$0.06(5.4%)	UpCloud Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • UpCloud $0.98/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda $1.03/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.06(5.4%) UpCloud Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.10/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.10/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.91/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.91/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.65/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.65/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
B200 180GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$3.79/hr	$3.55/hr★ Best	↑+$0.25(+7.0%)	UpCloud Verda API
B200 180GB VRAM • UpCloud $3.79/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $3.55/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.25(+7.0%) UpCloud Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$5.11/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $5.11/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$2.00/hr	$1.87/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$0.13(+6.9%)	UpCloud Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • UpCloud $2.00/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $1.87/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.13(+6.9%) UpCloud Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$2.44/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $2.44/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$5.61/hr	$4.44/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$1.17(+26.4%)	UpCloud Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • UpCloud $5.61/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $4.44/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.17(+26.4%) UpCloud Verda API
L4 24GB VRAM • UpCloud	$0.64/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • UpCloud $0.64/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$0.93/hr	$0.78/hr★ Best	↑+$0.15(+19.6%)	UpCloud Verda API
L40S 48GB VRAM • UpCloud $0.93/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Verda $0.78/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.15(+19.6%) UpCloud Verda API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.59/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.34/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.34/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • UpCloudVerda	$0.98/hr★ Best	$1.03/hr 2x GPU	↓$0.06(5.4%)	UpCloud Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • UpCloud $0.98/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda $1.03/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.06(5.4%) UpCloud Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.10/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.10/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Verda API

Features Comparison

UpCloud

Dedicated GPUs
No shared hardware — each GPU is always dedicated to a single server with full performance isolation
100% Renewable Energy
Helsinki data center powered entirely by renewable energy with up to 90% waste heat recovery for district heating
European Data Sovereignty
GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001-certified infrastructure in Finland; UpCloud is also a CISPE member
Zero-Cost Data Transfer
No egress fees — outbound data transfer is included at no extra cost on all plans, subject to a Fair Transfer Policy
Usage-Based Billing
Pay only for active compute time with hourly billing, no rigid contracts or long-term commitments required
99.999% Uptime SLA
Published uptime commitment covering GPU Servers, Premium and Cloud Native servers, and managed databases; entry-level Starter cloud servers carry a 99.99% SLA

Verda

Full-Stack AI Platform
Complete platform for AI development from experimentation to production deployment
High-Speed Interconnects
InfiniBand and NVLink for efficient multi-GPU communication and clustering
Security & Compliance
ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701 certified with GDPR compliance and EU sovereignty
Sustainable Computing
100% renewable energy-powered Nordic data centers
Developer Ecosystem
Web console, API, SDK, Verda CLI, Terraform and OpenTofu providers, and comprehensive documentation
In-House AI Lab
Internal research team contributing to open inference projects such as SGLang and vLLM and co-researching with customers

Pros & Cons

UpCloud

Advantages

100% renewable energy with waste heat recovery — strong sustainability credentials
Zero-cost egress eliminates surprise data transfer bills
GDPR-compliant EU data sovereignty in Finland
Dedicated GPUs with no shared hardware

Considerations

GPU servers concentrated in Helsinki, Finland — limited multi-region GPU presence despite a 15-data-center platform footprint
Smaller GPU selection than major hyperscalers and dedicated GPU clouds

Verda

Advantages

Extensive GPU catalog including latest NVIDIA Blackwell (B300, B200) and Hopper (H200, H100) architectures
NVIDIA Preferred Partner with early access to cutting-edge hardware
Cost-effective pricing with up to 90% savings vs hyperscalers
EU-based with GDPR compliance and ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701 certifications

Considerations

Primarily European data center presence
Smaller ecosystem compared to major hyperscalers
Specialized AI/ML focus may not suit general computing needs

Compute Services

UpCloud

GPU Servers

On-demand and spot NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100, and B200 GPU instances with dedicated hardware and AMD EPYC processors

Private Cloud GPUs

Dedicated private cloud infrastructure with NVIDIA L4, L40S, and H200 NVL GPUs

Verda

GPU Instances

On-demand virtual machines with 1x-8x NVIDIA GPUs and NVLink interconnects

Instant Clusters

Self-service access to 16x-128x GPU clusters with InfiniBand

Bare-metal Clusters

Custom-built GPU clusters tailored to specifications

Pricing Options

UpCloud

On-Demand GPU Servers

Hourly billing for L4, L40S, H100, and B200 GPU instances with no upfront commitment — pay only for active compute time

Spot GPU Servers

Discounted spot pricing for GPU Servers, offering lower hourly rates for interruptible workloads

Private Cloud GPUs

Fixed monthly pricing for dedicated private cloud GPU infrastructure with L4, L40S, and H200 NVL

Verda

Pay As You Go

Transparent hourly pricing with no upfront commitments

Spot Pricing

Access spare capacity at significant discounts for flexible workloads

Long-term Commitments

Volume discounts up to 25% with 1-2 year commitments

Getting Started

UpCloud

Get Started

1
Create an UpCloud account
Sign up at upcloud.com and complete account verification; a 30-day free trial with starting credits is available
2
Select a GPU server plan
Choose from NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100, or B200 GPU configurations with varying vCPU and RAM options
3
Deploy with AI/ML template
Use pre-configured GPU Ubuntu templates to get started quickly with CUDA and ML frameworks
4
Attach storage
Add block storage devices (1 GB–4 TB each) from any storage tier for your operating system and data

Verda

Get Started

1
Sign up for account
Create account at console.verda.com with email or GitHub
2
Add payment method
Add credit card for pay-as-you-go billing
3
Launch GPU instance
Select GPU model and configuration, deploy in minutes
4
Connect and develop
SSH access, JupyterLab, or API integration for your ML workloads

Support & Global Availability

UpCloud

Global Regions

15 data centers across 12 countries spanning Northern Europe, Central Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific; GPU Servers are concentrated in Helsinki, Finland (Telia Helsinki Data Center)

Support

In-house technical support available 24/7 via live chat and email, plus documentation, tutorials, an API reference at developers.upcloud.com, and a public status page

Verda

Global Regions

European data centers with focus on Nordic locations for optimal sustainability

Support

Expert AI/ML infrastructure support team, comprehensive documentation, 99.9%+ uptime SLA