What's good about...

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

Leafcloud logo 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 Gcore's prices compare against Leafcloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$13.98 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$8.80 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$55.83 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$70.35 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Gcore Gcore
$123.56 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$140.70 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Gcore Gcore
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Leafcloud Leafcloud
$11.47 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Gcore Gcore
$46.73 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$6.88 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Gcore Gcore
$20.32 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$16.54 / mo Load Balancer

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$14.83 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration
Leafcloud Leafcloud
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Free egress allowance

Gcore Gcore
--
Leafcloud Leafcloud
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB
Leafcloud Leafcloud
Fair use, no published rate

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$0.69/hr

Billing Options

Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
On-Demand

Available Models

Gcore offers 5 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 4.

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

Company details

Website
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Leafcloud Leafcloud
leaf.cloud
Headquarters
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Leafcloud Leafcloud
Netherlands
Founded
Gcore Gcore
2014
Leafcloud Leafcloud
2020
Data Center Locations
Gcore Gcore
53
Leafcloud Leafcloud
1
Example Customers
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast
Leafcloud Leafcloud
Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team

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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Leafcloud on June 22, 2026.