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Akamai Cloud vs Canopy Wave

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What's good about...

Akamai Cloud logo 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 logo 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

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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VM Medium

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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VM Large

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$144.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB)
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Block Storage

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$7.00 / mo 100 GB (Shared Storage)

Object Storage

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$40.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Managed PostgreSQL

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
On-DemandCustom

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Canopy Wave offers 5.

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000(4) RTX 4000 Ada(9) Quadro RTX 6000(4)
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
H100(3) H200(3) B200(3) B300(1) GB200(1)

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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Canopy Wave offer:

Service Akamai Cloud Canopy Wave
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
canopywave.com
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America US flag
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
United States of America US flag
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
2024
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
2
Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences

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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 3, 2026, and for Canopy Wave on Sept. 3, 2026.