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

Leafcloud logo Leafcloud

  • Netherlands data residency, GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II certified
  • OpenStack-based, reduced vendor lock-in
  • Free ingress and a monthly egress allowance
  • Server heat reused to warm homes and care facilities
  • NVIDIA A30, A100, H100, and RTX 6000 Blackwell GPUs, VM included

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Leafcloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$8.80 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$70.35 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$180.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (G8 Dedicated)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$140.70 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$11.47 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$6.88 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$16.54 / mo Load Balancer

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Leafcloud Leafcloud
--

Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Leafcloud Leafcloud
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Leafcloud Leafcloud
Fair use, no published rate

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$0.52/hr
Leafcloud Leafcloud
$0.69/hr

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Leafcloud Leafcloud
On-Demand

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Leafcloud offers 4.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Leafcloud Leafcloud
leaf.cloud
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America
Leafcloud Leafcloud
Netherlands
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Leafcloud Leafcloud
2020
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Leafcloud Leafcloud
1
Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Leafcloud Leafcloud
Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team

Alternatives to consider

Compare Akamai Cloud and Leafcloud against other cloud providers.

View all comparisons

Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Leafcloud on June 22, 2026.