Akamai Cloud
vs
HyperAI
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
- Free CPU tier with 8 vCPU and 16 GB RAM
- Every GPU model available in 1, 2, 4, and 8-GPU shapes
- Pro membership at $4.99 / mo includes 30 hours of RTX 5090 compute and 50 GB storage
- 20 GB of persistent storage included at no cost
- Curated datasets and tutorials launch directly into containers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | HyperAI | 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 | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | 10% cheaper on HyperAI |
| 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 | -- Not listed |
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 HyperAI offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | HyperAI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 73% cheaper on HyperAI |
|
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
6 configs
|
-- | $1.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | HyperAI only |
|
RTX 5090
8 configs
|
-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | HyperAI only |
|
RTX 3090
8 configs
|
-- | $0.06 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | HyperAI only |
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V100
4 configs
|
-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | HyperAI only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; HyperAI bills on-demand and reserved (1 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 | HyperAI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| 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 | HyperAI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | Hong Kong |
| Locations | 31 | -- |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
| Website | www.akamai.com | hyper.ai |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for HyperAI on Sept. 24, 2026.