Google Cloud
vs
Leafcloud
What's good about each
- 40+ regions across 26 countries
- BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
- TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
- Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
- 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 | Google Cloud | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 22% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 26% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | 37% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | 31% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | 84% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | 44% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | -- 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
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs · 3 configs
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
A100
36 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
H100
15 configs
|
$4.34 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
$0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
36 configs
|
$1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
P100
36 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); 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.
| Framework | Google Cloud | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | High | -- |
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 | Google Cloud | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 40 | 1 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | cloud.google.com | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 30, 2026.