Akamai Cloud
vs
CUDO
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
- NVIDIA Cloud Partner operating dedicated H100, H200 and Blackwell clusters
- Full-stack delivery: power, GPU compute, storage and networking, with 24/7 SRE operations
- High-performance storage via VAST, Weka and DDN, with InfiniBand or Ethernet networking
- Regional deployments across North America, Europe, the UK and MENA
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | CUDO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | -- Not listed |
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 CUDO offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | CUDO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
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 |
|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | -- On request | CUDO only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | CUDO only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | CUDO only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | CUDO only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | CUDO only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand. 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 | CUDO |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | Yes | -- |
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 | CUDO |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | UK |
| Locations | 31 | -- |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
| Website | www.akamai.com | www.cudocompute.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for CUDO on Sept. 18, 2026.