Akamai Cloud
vs
AWS
Both sell VPS with managed Kubernetes, databases and object storage. Akamai Cloud charges less for egress and medium VMs, while AWS adds hundreds of services and H100 to GB300 GPUs.
What's good about each
- 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
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | AWS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | 26% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | 56% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | 35% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | 20% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | 47% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | 9% cheaper on AWS |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | 55% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | 94% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
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
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while AWS offers 18. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | AWS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 6 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
|
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 |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | AWS only |
|
H100
6 configs
|
-- | $2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
-- | $1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | $10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | AWS only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months). 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.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Level 1 |
| FedRAMP | Yes | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West |
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 | Akamai Cloud | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 36 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro |
| Website | www.akamai.com | aws.amazon.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 7, 2026, and for AWS on Oct. 7, 2026.