Akamai Cloud
vs
Leafcloud
What's good about each
- Wide range of VPS configurations including including GPU instances
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Object Storage
- Competitive pricing with generous per-instance egress allowances
- 30+ data center locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America
- Netherlands data residency, GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II certified
- OpenStack-based, reduced vendor lock-in
- Free ingress and a monthly egress allowance
- Server heat reused to warm homes and care facilities
- NVIDIA A30, A100, H100, and RTX 6000 Blackwell GPUs, VM included
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 43% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 31% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | 12% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | 66% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | 39% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | -- Fair use, no published rate |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Akamai Cloud and Leafcloud each offer 3 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
9 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
Quadro RTX 6000
4 configs
|
$1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Leafcloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Databases | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | Yes | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 31 | 1 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | www.akamai.com | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 30, 2026.