What's good about...
DigitalOcean
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
Leafcloud
- 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
How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Leafcloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Leafcloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Leafcloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
DigitalOcean
Leafcloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Leafcloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Leafcloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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Leafcloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Leafcloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Leafcloud
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Leafcloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
DigitalOcean
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)
Leafcloud
On-Demand
Available Models
Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.DigitalOcean offers 9 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 4.
DigitalOcean
MI300X
Leafcloud
Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that DigitalOcean and Leafcloud offer:
Company details
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| Website | digitalocean.com | leaf.cloud |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Netherlands |
| Founded | 2011 | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | 1 |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for Leafcloud on June 22, 2026.