This table compares features and functionalities of the Old Public Cloud Platform and the New Public Cloud Platform.
| Feature / functionality | Old Public Cloud Platform | New Public Cloud Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Region Availability | DE, UK, US, CA, JP, SG, AU | NL Other regions [coming soon] |
| Instance Families | General Purpose Compute Optimized Memory Optimized GPU Optimized | General Purpose Compute Optimized Memory Optimized GPU Optimized Instances [coming soon] |
| Instance Types | More than 80 options to choose from for different workloads | More than 100 options to choose from for different workloads |
| Dedicated vs. Shared vCPU | Shared vCPU (V3 – V6a) | Shared vCPU (V3 – V6a) Dedicated vCPU (V7a) |
| Billing model | On demand (hourly) and monthly instances | On demand (hourly) and Savings Plans |
| Savings Plans | Not available | Instance Type Storage Public IP |
| Centralised Management | On Leaseweb Customer Portal | On Leaseweb Customer Portal |
| API Availability | EC2 Compatible API | OpenStack API |
| Launch instance from | Images | Images Volumes Volume Snapshots |
| Operating Systems | Windows (only on central storage for monthly instances) and Linux OS | Windows and Linux OS on all on-demand (hourly) instances |
| Storage | Local (NVMe) and central (NAS) storage | Detachable central (CEPH) storage. |
| IP Address | Public IP by default IPV6 available on local storage | Private IP by default Public IP on demand Full IPV6 availability |
| Security Groups | Available | Available |
| Auto-Scaling | Available | Coming Soon |
| Load Balancer | Available | Available, new load balancer flavors |
| Snapshot | Available, limit of 1 | Available, unlimited |
| NGN Private Network | Available | Coming Soon |
| Availability Zones | Not available | Available, AMS-01 and AMS-02 |
| Full Cloud-Init support | Available | Available |
| Advanced Network Configuration | Not available | Available, router and subnet configuration |
| Projects & User Management | Not available | Available |
| Resource Management | Quotas per account | Quotas per project |
| Secrets Management | Password SSH Key | SSH Key |
| Data Traffic | 1TB pooled outgoing traffic Incoming traffic is always free | 1TB pooled outgoing traffic Incoming traffic is always free |
| Backup | Acronis Backup as optional add-on | Acronis Backup as optional add-on |
| Firewall | Basic Firewall included | Basic Firewall included |
| DDoS | Standard DDoS IP Protection included | Standard DDoS IP Protection included |
| Credits For Trials | Available | Coming Soon |
