Canopy Wave
vs
Leaseweb
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
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $4.10 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $9.23 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $14.37 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $8.85 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | 21% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | $19.78 /mo 1 TB stored | 51% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $2.51 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. |
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 Leaseweb offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Leaseweb | Difference |
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$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Different terms |
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$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.25 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Different terms |
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-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
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-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
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-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
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-- | $0.23 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
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-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Leaseweb bills on-demand and reserved (1 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Canopy Wave | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Leaseweb Canada colocation only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Leaseweb USA only |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Physical security only |
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 | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 2 | 10 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee |
| Website | canopywave.com | www.leaseweb.com |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Leaseweb on Sept. 23, 2026.