Leafcloud
vs
Azure
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
- Integrates with Entra ID, Microsoft 365, GitHub and Visual Studio
- Azure Arc and Azure Stack for hybrid and multicloud
- OpenAI models served through Azure AI Foundry
- 100+ compliance offerings, regional and industry-specific
- 60+ regions worldwide
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2ats v2) | 22% cheaper on Azure |
| Medium VM | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | $95.76 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4als v2) | 27% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | $231.84 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (D8als v6) | 40% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | $7.92 /mo 100 GB (Premium SSD v2) | 30% cheaper on Azure |
| Object storage | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | $35.25 /mo 1 TB | 81% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $54.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Flexible Server B2s) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $23.04 /mo 1 GB RAM (Managed Redis Balanced B1) | |
| Load balancer | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | $23.00 /mo Standard | 29% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $35.00 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Fair use, no published rate | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) |
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 Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 40 configs
|
$3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 43% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
A100
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
H100
20 configs
|
-- | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
|
GB200
4 configs
|
-- | $11.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
MI300X
4 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
V100
6 configs
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
T4
16 configs
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
A10
12 configs
|
-- | $0.59 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
Leafcloud bills on-demand; Azure bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). 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 | Leafcloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1 |
| 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 | Leafcloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 66 |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | leaf.cloud | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Azure on Sept. 30, 2026.