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 Mbit | €3/mo |
| Premium | 1 core | 1 GB | — | 1 Gbps | 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 | 1 Gbps (all plans) | 250 Mbit (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, 1 Gbps port, and full root access on every plan. UpCloud’s Starter gives you 250 Mbit and charges extra for backups. Their 1 Gbps 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 | 1 Gbps | €13/year |
| KVM VPS 1G | 1 core | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 Gbps | €6/mo |
| KVM VPS 1G Premium | 2 cores | 2 GB | 100 GB SSD | 1 Gbps | €5/mo |
| KVM VPS 2G | 1 core | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 Gbps | €10/mo |
| KVM VPS 4G | 2 cores | 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 Gbps | €22/mo |
| KVM VPS 8G | 4 cores | 8 GB | 80 GB SSD | 1 Gbps | €26/mo |
All plans include: daily backups, full root access, IPv4 + IPv6, 1 Gbps port.
Payment: Invoice, PayPal, Monero (XMR), Bitcoin (BTC).
How to Migrate from UpCloud
- Order a VPS at order.noackhosting.se
- 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.