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

Flightcontrol logo Flightcontrol

  • Your AWS infrastructure is managed by a seasoned devops team at a fraction of the cost
  • Excellent documentation and easy-to-use dashboard
  • Great developer experience: preview environments, rollbacks, notifications, monitoring
  • Deploy close to your users, supports 28 AWS regions

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Flightcontrol?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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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)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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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
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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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
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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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
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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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)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Flightcontrol logo Flightcontrol Pricing Details

Flightcontrol charges a fixed monthly fee to use their service in addition to the standard AWS usage costs. They claim this model gives you up to 75% lower costs at scale when compared to traditional PaaS offerings.

There are currently 4 plans available:

  • Free: limited to 1 user, but commercial use is allowed.
  • Starter $49/mo: includes 5 services and multiple users.
  • Business $249/mo: includes 10 services, preview environments, RBAC and multi-region.
  • Enterprise: custom pricing, SLAs, premium support.

Additional services cost $15-30/mo, depending on the plan.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$0.52/hr
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models.

Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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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
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
flightcontrol.dev
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
United States of America
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
2021
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
Cal.com, Remi, Cascade PBS, Drive, Productlane

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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Flightcontrol on Feb. 12, 2026.