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

Exoscale logo 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.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$180.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (G8 Dedicated)
Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB

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 Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer

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 Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
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Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$0.52/hr
Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Exoscale offers 6.

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

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Exoscale Exoscale
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Exoscale on Feb. 12, 2026.