What's good about...
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
Nova Cloud
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Nova Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Nova Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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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.
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)
Available Models
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.
Akamai Cloud
RTX Pro 6000
Nova Cloud
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.
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Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | nova-cloud.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Canada |
| Founded | 2003 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 1 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | -- |
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on June 23, 2026.