What's good about...
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
Nova Cloud
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
How do Leafcloud's prices compare against Nova Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Nova Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Nova Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Nova Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Nova Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Nova Cloud
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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Nova Cloud
Free egress allowance
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Nova Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Nova Cloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Leafcloud
On-Demand
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)
Available Models
Leafcloud offers 4 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.
Leafcloud
H100
Nova Cloud
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 Leafcloud and Nova Cloud offer:
Company details
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| Website | leaf.cloud | nova-cloud.ai |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | Canada |
| Founded | 2020 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 | 1 |
| Example Customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | -- |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on June 22, 2026.