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
Vercel
- Superb developer experience, from git push to deployed globally in seconds
- First class support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- Great API to issue custom domains for SaaS projects
- Very active community and plenty of learning resources
Price comparison
How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Vercel?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Vercel
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Vercel
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Vercel
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Vercel
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Vercel
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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Vercel
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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Vercel
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Vercel
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Vercel
Free egress allowance
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Vercel
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Vercel
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
Vercel
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.
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Company details
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| Website | www.akamai.com | vercel.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2003 | 2015 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 18 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Vercel on Feb. 12, 2026.