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

Leaseweb logo Leaseweb

  • 20+ data centers across four continents
  • 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
  • DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
  • S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
  • 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Leaseweb?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$4.11 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$9.27 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2)

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)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$14.42 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3)

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
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$8.89 / mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS

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
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$19.85 / mo 1 TB stored

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
Leaseweb Leaseweb
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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)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
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Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Leaseweb Leaseweb
VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$2.52 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$0.52/hr
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$0.70/hr

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Leaseweb Leaseweb
On-Demand

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Leaseweb offers 1.

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
Leaseweb Leaseweb
www.leaseweb.com
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America
Leaseweb Leaseweb
Netherlands
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Leaseweb Leaseweb
1997
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Leaseweb Leaseweb
10
Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Leaseweb Leaseweb
Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee

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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Leaseweb on June 11, 2026.