Leafcloud
vs
Scaleway
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, object storage and GPUs inside the EU. Leafcloud charges less for storage and reuses server heat in the Netherlands, while Scaleway adds managed databases, serverless and H100 to B300 GPUs.
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
- All data centers in the EU
- Outbound traffic included on Instances
- GPUs from L4 up to B300, plus hosted AI models
- Managed Kubernetes, databases, serverless and Kafka
- Bare metal and Apple silicon servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | $11.67 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 25% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | $45.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 35% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | $191.39 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 27% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | $10.63 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | 6% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Object storage | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | $19.97 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | 66% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $40.88 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.24 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | $18.80 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | 13% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Fair use, no published rate | Free and unlimited Bandwidth caps based on instance size |
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 Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
$3.13 /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 |
|
H100
5 configs
|
-- | $3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Leafcloud bills on-demand; Scaleway 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 | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | France |
| Locations | 1 | 10 |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | leaf.cloud | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 1, 2026.