Akamai Cloud
vs
Nebius
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
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Preemptible GPU instances at a lower hourly rate
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters at no extra charge
- Free outbound traffic from virtual machines
- Per-token inference API for open-weight models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 86% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 33% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | 29% cheaper on Nebius |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | Within 5% |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | 40% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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 Nebius offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on Nebius |
|
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
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Nebius only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Nebius 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 31 | 10 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft |
| Website | www.akamai.com | nebius.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Nebius on Oct. 1, 2026.