Leafcloud
vs
Render
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
- Postgres with point-in-time recovery, read replicas and high availability
- Unlimited seats on paid plans, no per-seat billing
- Free plans for web services, Postgres and Key Value
- Full-stack preview environments for each pull request
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and HIPAA-compliant workspaces
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | 65% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | 60% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | 54% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | 55% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Object storage | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | |
| Load balancer | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | -- Fair use, no published rate | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB |
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. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
$2.26 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
$1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
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.
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 | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 5 |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every |
| Website | leaf.cloud | render.com |
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Render on Sept. 18, 2026.