# UpCloud 15 Hacker News commenters recommended UpCloud and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend it for responsive human support, generous bandwidth and cheap small VPS plans. The common caveat is that it costs more than some alternatives. ## Why people recommend it - Responsive, helpful human support (7 comments): "Upcloud provided support and heard me out even if I didnt share my credit card info so massive respects to them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191305)) "upcloud has some nicer features like auto-scaling in vps's/a really good support system that I liked" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46386705)) "they have top customer service and their offerings are far more complete than Hetzner" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48542691)) - Recommended alongside Hetzner and OVH (4 comments): "I might still recommend companies like hetzner,ovh,upcloud etc. for any professional use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46441936)) "you should be seriously looking at Hetzner or Upcloud or Exoscale or Scaleway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47816136)) "OVH and Upcloud are good solutions I can probably build upon" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46501969)) - Cheap small VPS plans (4 comments): "I like the idea of Upcloud and you can get yourself say a 3.50 euros machine there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46678317)) "Upcloud has the cheapest I found, you can get a full VPS for less than $4." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50017783)) "if you are looking for something cheap, either go with ovh or upcloud" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46400792)) - Unlimited or generous bandwidth (3 comments): "using something like upcloud/ovh which provide unlimited egress/bandwidth (both European) is a good combo for peertube imo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46673732)) "Upcloud is an interesting option as they provide 33TB (100mbps) even on their smallest machines." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658046)) "I have tried Upcloud for free and they are more expensive but they offer unlimited bandwidth" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654024)) ## What people warn about - More expensive than some alternatives (2 comments): "I have tried Upcloud for free and they are more expensive but they offer unlimited bandwidth" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654024)) "Upcloud's good: if you want both of these things but they are just a bit more expensive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419742)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Hetzner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner.md): 415 recommend - [DigitalOcean](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digitalocean.md): 133 recommend - [exe.dev](https://hackerapproved.com/p/exe-dev.md): 115 recommend - [Hetzner Cloud](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner-cloud.md): 99 recommend - [OVH hosting](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ovh.md): 81 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://upcloud.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "UpCloud", https://hackerapproved.com/p/upcloud/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).