Akamai Cloud
vs
Koyeb
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
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 52% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 14% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 42% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | 55% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | 75% 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 Koyeb offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
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
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Koyeb bills on-demand. 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Enterprise plan only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 31 | 6 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | www.akamai.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 1, 2026.