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Akamai Cloud vs Google Cloud

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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

Google Cloud logo Google Cloud

  • Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
  • BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Google Cloud?

VM Small

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Medium

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Large

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$180.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (G8 Dedicated)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

Block Storage

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)

Serverless 25M Executions

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Google Cloud Google Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 $2.50 $4.50

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Google Cloud offers 10.

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000(3) RTX 4000 Ada(9) Quadro RTX 6000(4)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) RTX PRO 6000(16) H200(4) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)

Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Google Cloud offer:

Service Akamai Cloud Google Cloud
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America US flag
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America US flag
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Aug. 31, 2026.