Akamai Cloud
vs
Hugging Face
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
- Hub hosts 3M+ public models and 500k+ datasets
- Free hosting for public models, datasets and demos
- AI models and datasets can be mounted directly into a job
- Single GPUs up to 8x H200 or RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Hugging Face | 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 | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | 10% cheaper on Hugging Face |
| 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 | 8x the amount of data stored | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Included within the allowance |
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 Hugging Face offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
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 |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
L4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
A10G
4 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Hugging Face bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Enterprise plan only |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | Yes | -- |
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 | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | -- |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 |
| Website | www.akamai.com | huggingface.co |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 24, 2026, and for Hugging Face on Sept. 24, 2026.