Leafcloud
vs
Runcrate
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
- Per-second GPU billing with no minimum commitment
- Eight global regions across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Full root access with SSH, Docker, and custom images
- OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | Runcrate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $16.37 /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 Runcrate offers 13. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | Runcrate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
A100
4 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
$3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $4.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
-- | $0.85 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
|
V100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.04 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runcrate only |
Leafcloud bills on-demand; Runcrate bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Leafcloud | Runcrate |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Databases | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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 | Runcrate |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 1 | -- |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | -- |
| Website | leaf.cloud | www.runcrate.ai |
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Runcrate on Oct. 1, 2026.