Leafcloud
vs
Sevalla
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
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Apps and databases run in locations on five continents, static sites on 260+ edge locations
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | $18.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) | 52% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 56% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | $320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) | 56% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | $30.00 /mo 100 GB | 62% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Object storage | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 66% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $175.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 50 GB (Database 4 + 30 GB add-on) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | |
| Load balancer | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | Included with apps | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | -- Fair use, no published rate | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / 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 Sevalla. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$2.26 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
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$1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
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$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 | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 25 |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
| Website | leaf.cloud | sevalla.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Sevalla on Sept. 22, 2026.