UpCloud’s New Plans — May 2026
UpCloud launched new pricing tiers in May 2026, targeting budget-conscious users:
| UpCloud Plan | CPU | RAM | Disk | Port | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 1 core | 1 GB | 10 GB | 250 Mbps | €3/mo |
| Premium | 1 core | 1 GB | — | 100 Mbps | from €5/mo |
| Cloud Native | Decoupled | — | — | — | from €12/mo |
Looks competitive. But what’s actually included — and what isn’t?
The Full Picture: No-Ack vs UpCloud
| Feature | No-Ack Hosting | UpCloud (Starter) |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | €13/year (VPS Mini) | €3/mo (€36/year) |
| 1 GB RAM plan | €6/mo (70 SEK) | €3/mo |
| Port speed | 100 Mbps (all plans) | 250 Mbps (Starter) |
| Disk | 15 GB SSD | 10 GB |
| Daily backups | ✅ Included | 💰 Extra cost |
| Crypto payment | ✅ Monero, Bitcoin | ❌ |
| KYC required | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Tor/VPN hosting | ✅ Fully supported | ⚠️ Policy restrictions |
| BGP sessions | ✅ Available | ❌ |
| Own AS network | ✅ AS30893, dual 100G | ✅ AS202053 |
| Swedish support | ✅ Phone, email, chat | ❌ English only |
| Invoice (Swedish) | ✅ | ❌ |
| SLA | 99% | 99.99% |
| Datacenter | Stockholm | Helsinki (+ others) |
| Latency (Stockholm) | <5 ms | 10-20 ms |
Where No-Ack Wins
1. Boutique Network vs Cloud Giant
Both No-Ack (AS30893) and UpCloud (AS202053) operate their own networks. The difference: No-Ack peers directly at Netnod, Keffix, and STHIX with dual 100G uplinks — and offers BGP sessions to customers.
BGP sessions available for customers with their own AS number. Try getting that from UpCloud.
2. Privacy Without Compromise
- Monero and Bitcoin accepted — no credit card required
- No KYC — order, pay, deploy
- Tor and VPN hosting fully supported — no policy restrictions
- Swedish jurisdiction — strong privacy laws
3. Everything Included
No-Ack includes daily backups, 100 Mbps port, and full root access on every plan. UpCloud’s Starter gives you 250 Mbps and charges extra for backups. Their 100 Mbps port starts at €5/mo — and that’s before backups.
4. Swedish Support
Phone, email, live chat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, IRC. In Swedish. Try calling UpCloud about a routing issue at 10 PM on a Friday.
Where UpCloud Wins
Let’s be fair:
- More locations — UpCloud has datacenters worldwide; No-Ack is Stockholm only
- Higher SLA — 99.99% vs 99% (though real-world uptime matters more than paper SLA)
- Managed services — UpCloud has load balancers, managed databases, object storage
- Bigger brand — more documentation, community, third-party integrations
If you need a global CDN or managed Kubernetes, UpCloud (or a hyperscaler) is the right choice.
Who Should Choose No-Ack?
- Privacy-conscious users who want crypto payment and no KYC
- Nordic businesses who want low-latency Stockholm hosting with Swedish invoicing
- Network engineers who want BGP sessions, real peering, and control over routing
- Tor relay operators and VPN providers
- Budget users — our VPS Mini at €13/year beats any UpCloud plan
No-Ack VPS Plans
| Plan | CPU | RAM | Disk | Port | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVM VPS Mini | 1 core | 256 MB | 5 GB SSD | 10 Mbps | €13/year |
| KVM VPS 1G | 1 core | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 100 Mbps | €6/mo |
| KVM VPS 1G Premium | 2 cores | 2 GB | 100 GB SSD | 100 Mbps | €5/mo |
| KVM VPS 2G | 1 core | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 100 Mbps | €10/mo |
| KVM VPS 4G | 2 cores | 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | 100 Mbps | €22/mo |
| KVM VPS 8G | 4 cores | 8 GB | 80 GB SSD | 100 Mbps | €26/mo |
All plans include: daily backups, full root access, IPv4 + IPv6, 100 Mbps port.
Payment: Invoice, PayPal, Monero (XMR), Bitcoin (BTC).
How to Migrate from UpCloud
- Order a VPS at noackhosting.se/vps
- Copy your data with
rsync -avzfrom your UpCloud server - Update DNS to point to your new Stockholm IP
- Test everything works
- Cancel UpCloud
Need help? Contact us — we speak Swedish.