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
Elastx
- All infrastructure in Sweden with four availability zones for local disaster recovery
- ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
- 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Elastx?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Free egress allowance
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Elastx
On-Demand
Available Models
Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Elastx offers 4.
Akamai Cloud
Elastx
Heads 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 Elastx offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | elastx.se |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Sweden |
| Founded | 2003 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 4 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
Website
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Elastx
Headquarters
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Elastx
Founded
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Elastx
Data Center Locations
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Elastx
Example Customers
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Elastx on April 13, 2026.