Akamai Cloud
vs
Vultr
Both sell VPS, managed databases, Kubernetes and GPUs at similar prices on five or more continents. Akamai Cloud charges less per GB of egress, while Vultr adds bare metal and H100 and AMD GPUs.
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
- 30+ locations across six continents
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, as VMs or bare metal
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey and Kafka
- Outbound traffic allowance on every plan
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | Identical |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 17% cheaper on Vultr |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 10% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | Identical |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 10% cheaper on Vultr |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | 5% cheaper on Vultr |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $10.00 /mo | Identical |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | 50% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
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 Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Vultr | 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
1 config
|
-- | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot | Vultr only |
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI325X
1 config
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Vultr bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Merchant |
| 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 | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 33 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | www.akamai.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Vultr on Sept. 28, 2026.