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
Canopy Wave
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one account
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Canopy Wave?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Canopy Wave
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Canopy Wave
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Canopy Wave
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Canopy Wave
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Canopy Wave
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Free egress allowance
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Canopy Wave
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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On-Demand
Canopy Wave
On-DemandCustom
Available Models
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Canopy Wave offers 5.
Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & 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 & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Canopy Wave offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | canopywave.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2003 | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 2 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Aug. 14, 2026, and for Canopy Wave on Aug. 14, 2026.