# Akamai Cloud Object Storage pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** Quote-only — no self-serve price published.
**Domain:** akamai.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** AWS CLI and S3-compatible SDKs, s3cmd / s4cmd, Cyberduck, AWS SDK for Python (boto3), Grafana Loki, Terraform (Linode provider), Rclone
**Best for:** Developers already running VMs/Kubernetes on Akamai Cloud (Linode); Unstructured data, media, and file archive with multi-region needs; Teams wanting a simpler alternative to AWS without lock-in; Workloads that benefit from proximity to Akamai's global edge network
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akamai Object Storage (pay-as-you-go) | Quote-only | — | custom | Storage: $0.02/GB-month. Outbound transfer: $0.005/GB (first 1 TB/month free). No API request fees mentioned. $5 minimum monthly fee for accounts storing less than 250 GB. Pricing may vary by region. S3-compatible API. | akamai.com |

**Key features:** Strong read-after-write consistency for PUT/DELETE operations; Global footprint across 20+ regions, closer to Akamai edge PoPs; S3-compatible API for existing tooling compatibility; Tight integration with Akamai CDN and compute products; Simple predictable per-GB pricing with no API request fees.

**Plan limits:** First 1 TB outbound transfer per month free; $5 minimum monthly fee for usage under 250 GB stored; Storage priced at $0.02/GB-month (higher than B2/Wasabi but lower than S3 Standard); Available in 20+ global regions.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Official Akamai Cloud pricing page at akamai.com/cloud/pricing fetched directly (linode.com/pricing redirects there). Storage, egress, and minimum fee confirmed.
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