Akamai Cloud
Developer-focused VPS and cloud provider
Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode) is a cloud hosting provider offering virtual private servers (VPS) alongside managed services including databases, Kubernetes, and object storage.
Founded as Linode in 2003, it built a strong reputation for reliable, affordable cloud infrastructure before being acquired by Akamai Technologies in 2022. The acquisition expanded the platform's global reach to over 30 data center locations, backed by Akamai's extensive CDN and edge network.
Example customers include Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy.
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What's good about Akamai Cloud
- 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
Akamai Cloud pricing examples
Akamai Cloud charges a flat monthly rate based on your instance type and the managed services you use.
Each VPS includes a monthly outbound traffic allowance ranging from 1 TB to 20 TB depending on the plan. Allowances are pooled across all instances in your account, giving you more headroom before overage charges apply.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Large | $180.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (G8 Dedicated) |
| Block Storage | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $20.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $10.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) |
| Free egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $5.00 $0.005 / GB |
Akamai Cloud GPUs
Akamai Cloud offers cloud GPUs in the following configurations:
| GPU | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1x RTX Pro 6000
1x RTX Pro 6000 96GB
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96GB | 16 | 176GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.50 | $2.50 | View |
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1x RTX 4000 Ada
1x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-s)
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20GB | 4 | 16GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.52 | $0.52 | View |
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1x Quadro RTX 6000
1x Quadro RTX 6000 24GB (g1-gpu-rtx6000-1)
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24GB | 8 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.50 | $1.50 | View |
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1x RTX 4000 Ada
1x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-m)
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20GB | 8 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.67 | $0.67 | View |
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1x RTX 4000 Ada
1x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-l)
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20GB | 16 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.96 | $0.96 | View |
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1x RTX 4000 Ada
1x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-xl)
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20GB | 32 | 128GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.53 | $1.53 | View |
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2x RTX Pro 6000
2x RTX Pro 6000 96GB
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192GB | 32 | 352GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.50 | $5.00 | View |
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2x RTX 4000 Ada
2x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a2-s)
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40GB | 8 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.53 | $1.05 | View |
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2x RTX 4000 Ada
2x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a2-m)
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40GB | 16 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.67 | $1.34 | View |
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2x RTX 4000 Ada
2x RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (g2-gpu-rtx4000a2-hs)
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40GB | 16 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.74 | $1.49 | View |
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning. You can find Akamai Cloud's latest pricing here.
Which services does Akamai Cloud offer
Here are some of the services that Akamai Cloud offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Akamai Cloud has at least 31 data centers:
| Country | Location | Slug |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney | ap-southeast |
| Australia | Melbourne | au-mel |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | br-gru |
| Canada | Toronto | ca-central |
| France | Paris | fr-par |
| Germany | Frankfurt | eu-central |
| Germany | Frankfurt | de-fra-2 |
| India | Mumbai | ap-west |
| India | Chennai | in-maa |
| India | Mumbai | in-bom-2 |
| id-cgk | Indonesia | Jakarta |
| it-mil | Italy | Milan |
| ap-northeast | Japan | Tokyo |
| jp-osa | Japan | Osaka |
| jp-tyo-3 | Japan | Tokyo |
| nl-ams | Netherlands | Amsterdam |
| ap-south | Singapore | Singapore |
| sg-sin-2 | Singapore | Singapore |
| es-mad | Spain | Madrid |
| se-sto | Sweden | Stockholm |
| eu-west | UK | London |
| gb-lon | UK | London |
| us-central | USA | Dallas, Texas |
| us-east | USA | Newark, New Jersey |
| us-iad | USA | Washington, DC |
| us-lax | USA | Los Angeles, California |
| us-mia | USA | Miami, Florida |
| us-ord | USA | Chicago, Illinois |
| us-sea | USA | Seattle, Washington |
| us-southeast | USA | Atlanta, Georgia |
| us-west | USA | Fremont, California |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 9, 2026.