LikeVPS or UpCloud?
Short answer
LikeVPS wins 5 of 11 categories against UpCloud's 4. LikeVPS starts at $10.00 and UpCloud at $3.50 a month; both have servers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, New York and 3 more.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
| Category | LikeVPS | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $10.00 | $3.50 wins |
| Best price per GB RAM | $2.88 wins | $3.00 |
| Data-center footprint | 26 locations, 26 countries wins | 14 locations, 12 countries |
| Included features | 9 of 18 | 10 of 18 wins |
| Cheaper at equal RAM | 1 of 4 sizes | 3 of 4 sizes wins |
| Traffic on the entry plan | Unmetered wins | — |
| DDoS protection included | Yes wins | No |
| Windows Server | Yes | Yes |
| Billing flexibility | monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, yearly | hourly, monthly |
| Ways to pay | crypto, card, wire, other wins | card, paypal, other |
| Customer reputation | No Trustpilot profile | 3.0 (168 reviews) wins |
Same RAM, side by side
| RAM | LikeVPS | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Lite [FR]: $10.00 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered | Starter 1xCPU-1GB: $3.50 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
| 2 GB | Lite 2.0 [DE]: $10.00 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / 20 TB | Starter 1xCPU-2GB: $7.00 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
| 4 GB | Lite++ [FR]: $17.00 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 60 GB NVMe / unmetered | Starter 2xCPU-4GB: $14.00 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
| 8 GB | Start [US]: $23.00 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / unmetered | Starter 4xCPU-8GB: $24.00 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
| 16 GB | no plan at this size | Premium 8xCPU-16GB: $164.00 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
Choose LikeVPS if
- you need one of its 26 locations
- you want to pay in crypto
- you need DDoS filtering included
Cities both cover
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, New York, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney.
Questions
Is LikeVPS or UpCloud cheaper?
UpCloud has the lower entry price; the size table compares equal-RAM plans.
Which has more locations, LikeVPS or UpCloud?
LikeVPS: 26; UpCloud: 14.