Akamai Cloud
vs
Oracle Cloud
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
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | 33% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 7% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 38% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | 57% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | 24% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | 47% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | Free Network Load Balancer | Free on Oracle Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 10 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | 41% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
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 Oracle Cloud offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
|
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
|
-- | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | $16.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Oracle Cloud bills on-demand. 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 | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Yes |
| FedRAMP | Yes | High, US Government Cloud |
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 | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 45 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
| Website | www.akamai.com | www.oracle.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on Oct. 1, 2026.