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
Exoscale
- Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
- Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX PRO 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
- European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Exoscale?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Exoscale
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Exoscale
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Exoscale
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Exoscale
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Exoscale
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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Exoscale
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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Exoscale
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Exoscale
Free egress allowance
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Exoscale
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Exoscale
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
Exoscale
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 Exoscale offers 6.
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Exoscale
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 Exoscale offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | www.exoscale.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Switzerland |
| Founded | 2003 | 2011 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 8 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
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Headquarters
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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 Aug. 22, 2026, and for Exoscale on Aug. 22, 2026.