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
Backblaze
- A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
- Easy migration, S3-compatible API
- Several data centers in North America and Europe
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Backblaze?
VM Small
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VM Medium
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VM Large
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Block Storage
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Object Storage
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Load Balancer
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Managed PostgreSQL
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Backblaze
GPU Fleet Overview
Billing Options
Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Backblaze
Available Models
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models.
Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000
Backblaze
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Backblaze offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | www.backblaze.com |
| Headquarters |
United States of America 
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United States of America
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| Founded | 2003 | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 4 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune |
Website
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Backblaze
Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Backblaze on Feb. 12, 2026.