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
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
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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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Spheron
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Spheron
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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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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Free egress allowance
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Spheron
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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On-Demand
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Available Models
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models.
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RTX PRO 6000
Spheron
Heads 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 Spheron offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | www.spheron.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Singapore |
| Founded | 2003 | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | -- |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley |
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Headquarters
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Aug. 14, 2026, and for Spheron on Aug. 14, 2026.