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Akamai Cloud vs Spheron

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What's good about...

Akamai Cloud logo 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

Spheron logo Spheron

  • Aggregates GPU supply from five data center partners
  • Blackwell B200 and B300 nodes offered on spot
  • Partner facilities certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA
  • Regions in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Spheron?

VM Small

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Spheron Spheron
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VM Medium

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Spheron Spheron
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VM Large

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$144.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB)
Spheron Spheron
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Block Storage

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Spheron Spheron
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Object Storage

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Spheron Spheron
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Load Balancer

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Spheron Spheron
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Managed PostgreSQL

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Spheron Spheron
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Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Spheron Spheron
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Spheron Spheron
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GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Spheron Spheron
On-DemandSpot

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Spheron offers 9.

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000(4) RTX 4000 Ada(9) Quadro RTX 6000(4)
Spheron Spheron
H100(10) A100(7) H200(3) RTX PRO 6000(1) L40S(16) B200(3) B300(4) RTX A6000(3) L40(8)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Spheron offer:

Service Akamai Cloud Spheron
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Spheron Spheron
www.spheron.ai
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America US flag
Spheron Spheron
Singapore SG flag
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Spheron Spheron
2020
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Spheron Spheron
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Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Spheron Spheron
Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley

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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 3, 2026, and for Spheron on Sept. 3, 2026.