Akamai Cloud
vs
GPUhub
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
- Broad NVIDIA lineup from consumer RTX to datacenter cards
- Flexible billing: pay-as-you-go or prepaid daily, weekly, and monthly reservations
- Includes 50 GB free storage per instance
- Free and unlimited egress
- Offers AI Gateway: OpenAI-compatible API for Claude, Gemini, and more
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | GPUhub | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $4.00 /mo 100 GB overage. First 50GB free, then $40/TB/mo | 2.5x more expensive on Akamai Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Free and unlimited |
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 GPUhub offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | GPUhub | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.7x more expensive 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 |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand | GPUhub only |
|
RTX 4090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | GPUhub only |
|
RTX PRO 6000D
4 configs
|
-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | GPUhub only |
|
A800
4 configs
|
-- | $1.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | GPUhub only |
|
RTX 4080
4 configs
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | GPUhub only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; GPUhub bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | GPUhub |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | GPUhub |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | 31 | 2 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | National University of Singapore, Australian National University, SGVR Lab |
| Website | www.akamai.com | gpuhub.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for GPUhub on Sept. 12, 2026.