Daytona
vs
Leafcloud
What's good about each
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
- 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 | Daytona | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | $8.81 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 82% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | $70.44 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 71% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $140.87 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | $11.48 /mo 100 GB | 32% cheaper on Daytona |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $6.89 /mo 1 TB | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $16.56 /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
Daytona offers 7 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
H100
10 configs
|
$2.27 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B200
10 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
H200
10 configs
|
$2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
$0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.84 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
Daytona 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 | Daytona | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | -- | 1 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | www.daytona.io | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 18, 2026.