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Blacksmith vs Ubicloud: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026)

Blacksmith and Ubicloud side by side for ci runners: 11 terms differ. Every value links to the provider's own page.

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Blacksmith vs Ubicloud: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026): CI runners
Term	Blacksmith	Ubicloud
Lowest price	$0.0025 /minblacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404-arm	$0.00125 /minubicloud-standard-2
5-min job	≥ $0.02Linux x64, 2 vCPU · rank 8 of 16	≥ $0.00625Linux x64, 2 vCPU · rank 5 of 16
Billed	unknownmetered: usage billed afterwards	Per minutemetered: usage billed afterwards
Sizes	17 sizesLinux, Windows, macOS · 2–32 vCPU	15 sizesLinux · 2–30 vCPU
PaymentBilling	Metered: usage billed afterwards[1]	Metered: usage billed afterwards[2]
Plan minimumBilling	None[1]	None[2]
Billing incrementBilling	unknown[1]	Per minute (rounded up)[2]
Minimum chargeBilling	unknown[1]	unknown[2]
Per-job feeBilling	None[1]	None[2]
vCPULimits	unknown[3]	Dedicated[4]
Concurrent jobsLimits	Unlimited[3]	unknown[4]
Max job lengthLimits	unknown[3]	unknown[4]
Setup billedSetup	unknown[3]	unknown[4]
Billed setup per jobSetup	unknown[3]	unknown[4]
CI systemsPlatform	GitHub Actions[5]	GitHub Actions[6]
HostingPlatform	Managed[5]	Managed[6]
RegionsPlatform	us-east, us-west, eu-west, eu-central[5]	eu-central-h1 (Hetzner Falkenstein), Leaseweb Germany[6]
Minutes a monthFree allowance	3,000[5]	None[2]
Credit a monthFree allowance	None[5]	$2.50[2]
One-time creditFree allowance	None[5]	None[2]
IncludedCache	25 GB[1]	30 GB[7]
Extra storageCache	$0.5 per GB-month[1]	$0.04 per GB-month[7]
Docker layer cacheCache	Yes[1]	No[7]
Persistent disksCache	Yes[1]	No[7]
SSH debuggingFeatures	Yes[8]	Yes[9]
Static IPsFeatures	Yes[8]	No[9]
GPU runnersFeatures	No[8]	No[9]
SOC 2Features	Yes[8]	Yes[9]

Terms that are the same for both are greyed. Unknown = not published; hover for where we looked. Method