How much does Akamai CDN cost in 2026?

Akamai CDN charges $0.085 per GB for data transfer out, per Akamai's published pricing page. There is no free tier. The tables above break the rate card down by axis and model it against three concrete workloads.

Does Akamai CDN have a free tier?

No. Akamai CDN bills from the first unit of usage. Several competitors in the same category do publish a free allowance — the rankings linked below list them.

What does Akamai CDN charge for egress?

$0.085 per GB. Egress is where providers in this category differ most, so it is worth checking against the alternatives before committing.

Are these Akamai CDN prices current?

They were checked against Akamai's official pricing page and stamped with that date, which is shown at the top of this page and next to every table. Vendors change list prices without notice — the source link is there so you can confirm before you commit.

Akamai CDN pricing

The largest delivery network by points of presence, sold through negotiated enterprise contracts. Published rates apply only to the self-service tier and understate what large customers actually pay.

List prices checked May 2026

By Akamai · CDN & edge delivery

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What Akamai charges, by billing axis.

Axis	Price	Applies to
Data transfer out	$0.085/GB	Standard tier, cheapest common region

Source: Akamai pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.

What it costs per month

Akamai CDN billed against three workload profiles, using the rates above. Every line shows its arithmetic.

Side project

A personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process.

$8.50/mo

100 GB at $0.085/GB$8.50

Growing SaaS

A funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers.

$85/mo

1 TB at $0.085/GB$85

Media-heavy site

A publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought.

$850/mo

10 TB at $0.085/GB$850

Akamai CDN vs the alternatives

The closest CDN providers on price, with the difference on cdn & edge delivery's headline axis.

Service	Egress	vs Akamai CDN	Compare
AWS CloudFront	$0.085	—	Head to head
Azure Front Door	$0.081	1× cheaper	Head to head
Google Cloud CDN	$0.080	1.1× cheaper	Head to head
Fastly	$0.120	1.4× dearer	Head to head
Gcore CDN	$0.040	2.1× cheaper	Head to head
KeyCDN	$0.040	2.1× cheaper	Head to head

Questions about pricing

How much does Akamai CDN cost in 2026?: Akamai CDN charges $0.085 per GB for data transfer out, per Akamai's published pricing page. There is no free tier. The tables above break the rate card down by axis and model it against three concrete workloads.
Does Akamai CDN have a free tier?: No. Akamai CDN bills from the first unit of usage. Several competitors in the same category do publish a free allowance — the rankings linked below list them.
What does Akamai CDN charge for egress?: $0.085 per GB. Egress is where providers in this category differ most, so it is worth checking against the alternatives before committing.
Are these Akamai CDN prices current?: They were checked against Akamai's official pricing page and stamped with that date, which is shown at the top of this page and next to every table. Vendors change list prices without notice — the source link is there so you can confirm before you commit.

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What it costs per month

Akamai CDN vs the alternatives

Questions about pricing

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