Leafcloud key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Leaf Cloud Operations GmbH
- Headquarters
- Netherlands (NL)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Founded
- 2022
- Data hosting
- Germany
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted (Sovereign managed)
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Certifications
- ISO 27001
- Replaces
- AWS EC2, Google Cloud Platform, Hetzner Cloud
About Leafcloud
Leaf.cloud (Leaf) is a Berlin-based cloud infrastructure provider (IaaS) that prioritizes European digital sovereignty and GDPR compliance. The company provides a range of cloud services including high-performance bare-metal instances, virtual machines, and managed Kubernetes, specifically designed for regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and the public sector. Operating under German jurisdiction as Leaf Cloud Operations GmbH, the service ensures that all data remains within the EU. It offers a premium alternative to global hyperscalers by combining high-performance computing capabilities for AI/ML workloads with a transparent, API-first architectural approach and simplified multi-tenant billing for enterprise clients.
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