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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    UpCloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AUpCloud is a global cloud hosting company offering cloud servers on an hourly billed infrastructure-as-a-service. Their IaaS services include MaxIOPS block storage, their Simple backup service, SDN services, and resource isolation.

    $0.09

    per month per GB

    Zoho Mail

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AZoho offers their business email suite, which includes Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Contacts bundled with an inbox.

    $1

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Editions & Modules
    Private Cloud Storage
    €0.085
    per month per GB
    Block Storage - Standard
    €0.085
    per month
    Block Storage - MaxIOPS
    €0.220
    per month
    SDN Private Networks - Floating IP address
    €3.15
    per month
    Private Cloud Hosts -Standard Nodes
    €2,499
    per month
    Cloud Servers - General Purpose
    Starting from €7
    per month
    GPU Servers
    Starting from €1.111
    per hour
    Cloud Servers - High CPU
    Starting from €130
    per month
    Cloud Servers - Developer
    Starting from €3
    per month
    Cloud Servers - High Memory
    Starting from €40
    per month
    Cloud Servers - Cloud Native
    Starting from €12
    per month
    Relational Databases - 1 Node
    Starting from €30
    per month
    Managed Object Storage
    starting from €5
    per month 250GB
    Mail Lite
    $1
    per user/per month
    Workplace
    $3
    per user/per month
    Mail Premium
    $4
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsExact prices depend on memory and CPU demands.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Considered Both Products
    UpCloud
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of UpCloud and Zoho Mail
    Feature
    UpCloud
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Zoho Mail
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates2.71 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of UpCloud and Zoho Mail
    Feature
    UpCloud
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Mail
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Anti-malware00 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Threat Detection00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Management Tools00 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Score9 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    UpCloudZoho Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    UpCloud
    If you're looking for a cost-effective solution then this is a good choice, be sure to keep on top of your balance! The 100% uptime is also a nice addition, although not unique in a cloud hosting service.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    If you don't have a huge budget and want something that works with minor quirks here and there then Zoho Mail is definitely something you should look into. For half the price of Google G Suite or Office account you get 5GB of storage per user and can send up to 25MB emails without restrictions. Great for small businesses in my opinion. I have had some issues with their spam filter, but we use SpamTitan and just shut off the one that comes with Zoho Mail. Zoho's spam filter isn't horrible but you should definitely use something in addition or instead of what comes with Zoho.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    UpCloud
    • Pricing
    • Ease of use - super easy to manage existing servers and deploy new ones
    • Great customer service
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • I really like that there is a free version in which a single user can be created. It is really useful because it allows you to evaluate each characteristic of the service without having to buy it.
    • I also really like the visual aspect of the inbox, which is partially customizable. Because you can make small changes such as changing the color, the language, and among other things.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    UpCloud
    • The billing reports are quite hard to read, could be simplified
    • A control panel function would be useful
    • The re-billing process could be better, not so cut throat if you miss a payment!
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • It does allow for notifications for various things, but I am not sure where to turn them all off
    • It only counts to 9 the unread email alert, then says 9+
    • Overall I don't think there is much they need to work on.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    UpCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    It is very easy to use and does all you need. It sends newsletters to their own folder. A notification folder for more important things. The Spam folder collect the right amount of spam emails
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    UpCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I have spoken with Zoho several times and their support is always friendly and helpful. I have always been asked for security pins and codes when seeking assistance which helps me to feel my accounts are secure and I have never had to wait on hold to speak with someone for more than 5 minutes. They always seem to have someone available to help. If you call asking for instructions on how to do something they gladly walk you through the process and if you just need something done and don't have time to do it yourself they will happily customize whatever you need without you having to spend all day with it.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    UpCloud
    We trialed UpCloud to see if it would be better than DigitalOcean but for our needs, it was not. On DigitalOcean once a droplet is created, almost no thought needs to go into maintenance, outages, or other reliability-based issues.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho is free. Also, there is no need for a separate IT guy for creating mail, or if any issues come you don't have to find anyone anyone can check and fix all issues from their super admin panel. Zoho overview is much better than outlook and its appearance of getting mail popup and functionality is better than outlook. My friend suggested for this and also after using I have referred my friend
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    Return on Investment
    UpCloud
    • The low cost means you don't really need to worry about pricing
    • To us as a business it was not as useful as DigitalOcean
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • It has a direct impact on the commercial communications of the company since with this application we send the economic proposals for services.
    • Thanks to the fact that we can configure our corporate domain and a signature, we show a corporate professional image.
    • Allows you to manage and store internal and external communications
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    UpCloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of UpCloud cloud serversScreenshot of UpCloud backup, with SnapShooterScreenshot of UpCloud server, with RunCloud

    Zoho Mail Screenshots

    Screenshot of All in one viewScreenshot of CalendarScreenshot of TaskScreenshot of NotesScreenshot of Contact managementScreenshot of Instant Chat