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
Salad
- Wide range of affordable GPUs
- Deploy to thousands of instances worldwide
- Built-in object storage and managed databases
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Salad?
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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Salad
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Salad
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Salad
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Salad
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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Salad
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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Salad
Free egress allowance
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Salad
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Salad
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Salad
On-Demand
Available Models
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Salad offers 33.
RTX Pro 6000Heads 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.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Salad offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | salad.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2003 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | -- |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Salad on June 23, 2026.