AceCloud
vs
Akamai Cloud
What's good about each
- Good range of high-performance NVIDIA GPUs
- On-demand billing with instance hibernation to optimize savings
- Operates 10+ data centers globally including locations in India and USA
- Offers 24/7 support with 99.99% uptime SLA
- Free credits for new users (₹20,000/$200 for 30 days)
- Wide range of VPS configurations including including GPU instances
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Object Storage
- Competitive pricing with generous per-instance egress allowances
- 30+ data center locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AceCloud | Akamai Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GiB RAM (C3a.medium) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 3x more expensive on AceCloud |
| Medium VM | $60.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (C3a.xlarge) | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 20% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $119.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (C3a.2xlarge) | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | 17% cheaper on AceCloud |
| Block storage | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 10% cheaper on AceCloud |
| Object storage | $10.24 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 49% cheaper on AceCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | 16% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Redis | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $16.00 /mo | $10.00 /mo | 38% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / 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
AceCloud offers 9 GPU models, while Akamai Cloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AceCloud | Akamai Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
21 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on AceCloud |
|
H100
12 configs
|
$3.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
H200
24 configs
|
$3.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
$1.65 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
L40S
20 configs
|
$1.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
9 configs
|
$1.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
RTX A6000
12 configs
|
$0.85 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
L4
20 configs
|
$0.60 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
9 configs
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | Akamai Cloud only |
|
Quadro RTX 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Akamai Cloud only |
AceCloud bills on-demand and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months); Akamai Cloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AceCloud | Akamai Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | India | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 31 |
| Example customers | Spherum, IIT Madras, Inflolabs, VjJTechnologies | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy |
| Website | acecloud.ai | www.akamai.com |
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Our data for AceCloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Akamai Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.