Akamai Cloud
vs
Novita
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
- Wide range of GPU options from RTX 3090 to H200
- Spot pricing available for up to 50% cost savings
- Offers serverless endpoints, bare metal, and cloud instances
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Novita | 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 Novita offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
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
20 configs
|
-- | $1.70 /GPU/hr Spot | Novita only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
RTX 4090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.17 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
L40S
8 configs
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Novita only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
20 configs
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Novita bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months). 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 | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| 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 | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 16 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | beBee, Fish Audio, Gizmo, Wiz.ai |
| Website | www.akamai.com | novita.ai |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Novita on Oct. 2, 2026.