Canopy Wave
vs
Leafcloud
What's good about each
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one account
- 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 | Canopy Wave | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $8.75 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $70.01 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $140.01 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $11.41 /mo 100 GB | 39% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | $6.85 /mo 1 TB | 83% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $16.45 /mo Load Balancer | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | -- 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
Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
-- | $3.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Leafcloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Databases | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Canopy Wave | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 2 | 1 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | canopywave.com | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 23, 2026.