Leafcloud
vs
Lium
What's good about each
- 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
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $69.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $139.61 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.38 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $6.83 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $16.41 /mo Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Fair use, no published rate | -- Not listed |
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
Leafcloud offers 3 GPU models, while Lium offers 14. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$3.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 65% cheaper on Lium |
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$1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on Lium |
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$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
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-- | $1.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
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-- | $9.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
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-- | $5.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
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-- | $3.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
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-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
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-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
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-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
Leafcloud bills on-demand; Lium bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Leafcloud | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Locations | 1 | 23 |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | -- |
| Website | leaf.cloud | lium.io |
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Lium on Sept. 29, 2026.