Akamai Cloud
vs
Lium
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
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Lium | 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 | -- 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 Lium offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 63% cheaper on Lium |
|
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
7 configs
|
-- | $1.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
B300
3 configs
|
-- | $9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX 5090
9 configs
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX 4090
5 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Lium bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Locations | 31 | 23 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
| Website | www.akamai.com | lium.io |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Lium on Sept. 28, 2026.