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UpCloud is a European cloud provider focused on helping customers improve the performance of their cloud services through cloud infrastructure. The company also emphasizes solutions for defense, government, and highly regulated industries, with attention to EU data residency and sovereignty.

The company offers a broad range of cloud infrastructure products and related services. Its portfolio includes Cloud Servers, a Content Delivery Network, GPU Servers, Private Cloud, Private Cloud GPUs, Managed Databases, Managed Kubernetes, Block Storage, File Storage, Object Storage, Simple Backup, Software Defined Networking, Load Balancer, NAT Gateway, VPN Gateway, and Zero-cost Egress. Its pricing and plan options include Cloud Native plans, High Memory plans, and Private Cloud. Managed Databases is positioned as a database-as-a-service offering for running well-known open-source databases in the cloud. File Storage is described as a centralized data layer with native NFS support and scalability up to 25 TB.

UpCloud launched its services to the public in 2012, initially addressing what it described as a gap in the Finnish infrastructure-as-a-service market. In 2019, it introduced Software-defined networking and UpCloud Private Cloud. The company expanded its infrastructure footprint with a new data centre in Stockholm announced in November 2023. In 2024, it added zero-cost egress, Developer Plans, Cloud Native Plans, Standard Tier Storage, and VPN Gateway. In 2025, it introduced automatic upgrades for Managed Kubernetes, improved SDN features, new managed database options, and UpCloud Essentials.