Leafcloud
vs
UpCloud
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
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leafcloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $8.67 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 60% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $69.31 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 65% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $138.63 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 34% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $11.30 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 55% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Object storage | $6.78 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 66% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $16.29 /mo Load Balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Fair use, no published rate | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
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 UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leafcloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 16% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
A100
4 configs
|
$1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.68 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Leafcloud only |
|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
Leafcloud bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. 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 | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | Finland |
| Locations | 1 | 15 |
| Example customers | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | leaf.cloud | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Leafcloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 1, 2026.