Cloud Infrastructure · CDN and edge

Track your Akamai bills and renewals

Akamai Technologies, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sells content delivery, cybersecurity and cloud computing services that run on its widely distributed edge network. Akamai Cloud offers virtual machines, GPU plans, object storage and managed MySQL, PostgreSQL and Valkey databases billed by the hour, and its security products include web application and API protection.

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Provider: Akamai
Website: akamai.com
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Type: CDN and edge
Also searched as: akamai cdn

About Akamai

What people pay Akamai for

Content delivery
Web application and API security
Akamai Cloud compute (VMs and GPUs)
Object storage
Managed databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Valkey)

Since: 1998
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Wikipedia: Akamai Technologies

Akamai pricing and billing

Free plan: Free trial
Billed: Hourly

Akamai Cloud usage is metered hourly and invoiced monthly, powered-off VMs are still billed, and new users can receive $100 of credit for 60 days.

As listed on Akamai's site on 12 October 2026 · official pricing. Prices change; confirm before you buy.

Tracking tip

Akamai bills for what you use, so the amount changes from month to month. Record what was actually charged when each payment lands; your payment history then shows real costs, and Insights (Pro) flags changes of 5% or more.

How to track Akamai in SysCost

SysCost keeps every Akamai subscription in one ledger with the rest of your tools, reminds your team before each renewal, and converts every currency into yours.

Step 1
Pick Akamai
Add a subscription, choose Akamai as its provider and give it your own name.
Step 2
Set the cycle
Enter the amount, currency, billing cycle and next payment date.
Step 3
Get reminders
In Slack, Discord, Telegram or email, days before each renewal.
Step 4
Record payments
Mark each one paid, failed or skipped; unpaid ones show as overdue.

Useful Akamai links

Pricingwww.akamai.com/cloud/pricing
Status pagewww.akamaistatus.com
Help centerakamaisdprod.service-now.com/esc

Checked to load on 12 October 2026. Sources: akamai.com, wikidata.org.

Akamai and SysCost: common questions

Can SysCost track my Akamai subscription?

Yes. Akamai is built into SysCost with its logo: pick it as the provider when you add a subscription.

Does Akamai have a free plan?

Akamai offers a free trial rather than a permanent free plan, according to its website (checked 12 October 2026).

How does Akamai bill?

Akamai offers hourly billing. In SysCost, choose the matching cycle (monthly, quarterly or yearly) and every renewal is projected from your next payment date.