Akamai Cloud
vs
Exoscale
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and GPUs. Akamai Cloud charges less across the board and runs datacenters on five continents, while Exoscale adds a CDN and managed Redis from Swiss jurisdiction.
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
- Locations in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia
- 1 TiB of monthly egress included per instance
- Managed databases from PostgreSQL to Kafka and ClickHouse
- Nvidia GPUs from RTX 3080 Ti to RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | 52% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 29% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | 14% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | Within 5% |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | 21% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | 36% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | 60% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | 75% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
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 Exoscale offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on Exoscale |
|
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 |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
-- | $0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Exoscale 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 | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | 31 | 8 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
| Website | www.akamai.com | www.exoscale.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Exoscale on Oct. 1, 2026.