UpCloud General Purpose (1 core / 2 GB / 50 GB)
Snapshot: ~$12/mo (USD) | 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 50GB SSD | 1,000 Mbps | 1 IPv4 + IPv6 | Latency tiers: NA East S | NA West S | EU West S | Asia (SG) A | CN Mainland S | Last checked 2026-01-23.
Decision notes
Auto-generated from plan signals and measurement metadata.
Good fit
- Refund eligible (30 day(s), medium confidence).
- IPv6 is available.
Watch outs
- Latency tiers are estimated: NA East S | NA West S | EU West S | Asia (SG) A | CN Mainland S.
Overview
- Location
- Global (14 locations)
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 IPv4 | IPv6 available
- Traffic
- n/a
- Route tags
Why this plan stands out
Internal score: 20.7. Used for sorting; see scoring methodology .
- Score rank (overall)
- #1101 / 1257
- Score rank (provider)
- #511 / 585
- USD / GB RAM
- $6 / GB
- USD / vCPU
- $12 / vCPU
- SSD storage
- IPv6 available
- Refund eligible (30 days, medium confidence)
- Provider refund policy: no-questions
- Value for money
Performance Badges
Achievement badges based on benchmark performance and value metrics. How we test →
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Benchmarks
Latest run: 2025-04-21T00:00:00Z | Method: vpsbenchmarks-yabs
- CPU model
- AMD EPYC 9575F 64-Core Processor
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- -
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- -
- GB6 multi / $
- -
- fio 4k read
- 97 MB/s | 24,819 IOPS
- fio 4k write
- 97.2 MB/s | 24,885 IOPS
- iperf send (max)
- 9,220 Mbps
- iperf recv (max)
- 1,050 Mbps
Notes: Source: https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/yabs/upcloud-1c-2gb-20250421-tg7429 (third-party YABS run; reference only)
Benchmarks can vary due to host load and noisy neighbors. See Methodology .
Sources & freshness
- Plan lastChecked
- 2026-01-23
- Provider lastChecked
- 2026-01-11
Plan sources (1)
- https://upcloud.com/pricing-usd Retrieved: 2026-01-23
Provider sources (2)
- https://upcloud.com/pricing-usd Retrieved: 2026-01-11
- https://upcloud.com/faq/money-back-guarantee/ Retrieved: 2026-01-11
Recent updates
Based on the internal dataset change log. Always confirm on the provider checkout page.
See full change log →- As of
- 2026-01-28
- Last event
- n/a
- Change log events
- 0 total | 0 price | 0 promo | 0 link | last 30d: 0 price, 0 promo, 0 link
- Price range (last 90 points)
- $12 - $12
No recent changes recorded for this plan.
Latency tiers
Tiers are a normalized signal. Always verify with your own tests.
This is a multi-region plan. Latency depends on the location you choose at checkout. Tiers below are estimated per location.
| Location | NA East | NA West | EU West | Asia (SG) | CN Mainland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam β Amsterdam, Netherlands | B | C | S | C | C |
| Copenhagen β Copenhagen, Denmark | B | C | S | C | C |
| Frankfurt β Frankfurt, Germany | B | C | S | C | C |
| Helsinki (FI-HEL1) β Helsinki, Finland | B | C | S | C | B |
| Helsinki (FI-HEL2) β Helsinki, Finland | B | C | S | C | B |
| London β London, United Kingdom | B | C | S | C | C |
| Madrid β Madrid, Spain | B | C | S | C | C |
| Stockholm β Stockholm, Sweden | B | C | S | C | B |
| Warsaw β Warsaw, Poland | B | C | S | C | B |
| Chicago β Chicago, IL, United States | S | A | B | D | C |
| New York β New York City, NY, United States | S | A | B | D | C |
| San Jose β San Jose, CA, United States | A | S | C | D | C |
| Singapore β Singapore, Singapore | D | D | C | S | A |
| Sydney β Sydney, Australia | D | C | D | B | B |
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