Akamai Cloud
vs
Oblivus
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
- Unmetered bandwidth, up to 100 Gb/s per node
- Reservation terms of 1-36 months
- ISO 27001, SOC 1/2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant datacenters
- 3x replicated NVMe network storage
- Datacenters in Canada, Norway and the United States
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Oblivus | 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) | $83.52 /mo 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x4) | 43% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $167.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x8) | 14% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $11.09 /mo 100 GB | 10% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| 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 | Free and unlimited |
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 Oblivus offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 13% cheaper on Oblivus |
|
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
42 configs
|
-- | $2.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
|
H200
5 configs
|
-- | $4.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
|
A100
39 configs
|
-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
RTX 4090
28 configs
|
-- | $0.44 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
RTX A6000
32 configs
|
-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Oblivus bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II, data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | Data centers only |
| 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 | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Stanford University, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Notre Dame, Louisiana State University, University of Sydney, Bittensor, Akash, Prime Intellect, Shadeform, Strong Compute, RunComfy, VNG |
| Website | www.akamai.com | oblivus.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Oblivus on Oct. 2, 2026.