AWS
vs
Leafcloud
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- 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 | AWS | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 22% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 37% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | 37% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | 30% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | 82% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | 27% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | -- 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
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 7% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
A100
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Leafcloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | AWS | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
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 | AWS | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 36 | 1 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 30, 2026.