Akamai Cloud
vs
Verda
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
- Nvidia GPU range from A100 to GB300 NVL72
- On-demand, spot, and reserved pricing on the same hardware
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and C5 certified
- EU owned, with datacenters in Finland and Iceland
- Powered by 100% renewable energy
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $21.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 55% cheaper on Verda |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $36.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | 75% cheaper on Verda |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $20.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 50% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Free and unlimited |
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 Verda offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 35 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 33% cheaper on Verda |
|
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
35 configs
|
-- | $1.81 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
B300
42 configs
|
-- | $4.31 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
B200
49 configs
|
-- | $3.46 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
H200
28 configs
|
-- | $2.37 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
|
A100
42 configs
|
-- | $0.65 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
GB300
21 configs
|
-- | $4.96 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
L40S
28 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Verda bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | Yes | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University |
| Website | www.akamai.com | verda.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Verda on Oct. 1, 2026.