Akamai Cloud
vs
UpCloud
Akamai Cloud and UpCloud both offer VPS and managed services at competitive prices; Akamai Cloud has more global locations, while UpCloud focuses on high-performance storage and European data sovereignty.
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
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 30% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 2x more expensive on Akamai Cloud |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 36% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 2.5x more expensive on UpCloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | Identical |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 9% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
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 UpCloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
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
8 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 31 | 15 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | www.akamai.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 12, 2026.