CloudFerro
vs
Leafcloud
What's good about each
- NATO, EU and ESA SECRET facility security clearances
- Direct access to Copernicus Earth observation data
- Clouds in Warsaw, Łódź and Frankfurt
- ISO 27001 certified, with a BSI C5 attestation
- 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 | CloudFerro | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.86 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (eo1.xsmall) | $8.79 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 41% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $80.88 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (eo1.large) | $70.33 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 13% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $278.14 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (eo2.2xlarge) | $140.65 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | 49% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $11.46 /mo 100 GB | $11.46 /mo 100 GB | Identical |
| Object storage | $24.76 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $6.88 /mo 1 TB | 72% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | $196.26 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 32 GB (eo2a.large) · Monthly fixed term | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $8.25 /mo non-HA-medium | $16.53 /mo Load Balancer | 50% cheaper on CloudFerro |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $7.34 /TB 1 TB | -- 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
CloudFerro offers 6 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CloudFerro | Leafcloud | Difference |
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$2.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on CloudFerro |
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$8.46 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | 78% cheaper on Leafcloud |
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$7.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CloudFerro only |
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$8.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CloudFerro only |
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$1.13 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CloudFerro only |
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$4.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CloudFerro only |
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-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
CloudFerro bills on-demand and spot; 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.
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 | CloudFerro | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Poland | Netherlands |
| Locations | 6 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | cloudferro.com | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for CloudFerro was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 22, 2026.