Akamai Cloud
vs
Google Cloud
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
- 40+ regions across 26 countries
- BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
- TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
- Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | 26% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | 49% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | 35% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | 21% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | 53% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | 33% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | 66% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | 96% 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 Google Cloud offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 16 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
|
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 |
|
H100
24 configs
|
-- | $3.77 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
A100
36 configs
|
-- | $1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
-- | $0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
48 configs
|
-- | $1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). 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 | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Yes |
| FedRAMP | Yes | High |
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 | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 40 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group |
| Website | www.akamai.com | cloud.google.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 20, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Sept. 20, 2026.