Explained: Akave Cloud vs. Akave Network
We’ve just launched Akave Cloud and a lot of people have been asking:
“How is this different from the Akave Network?”
It’s a fair question, and an important one. But before we get into what makes them different, it’s worth asking something even simpler: Why Akave Cloud?
Not everyone wants to run their own infra. And they shouldn’t have to.We built Akave Cloud because we kept hearing the same thing, from both enterprises and Web3 builders:
“Can you just give us a hosted version that works like AWS?”
So that’s what we did. Akave Cloud is our response to real-world demand for a production-grade, S3-compatible SaaS into decentralized storage, without the setup overhead.
Here’s why it matters:
Enterprises told us they wanted to move off hyperscalers, but only if they could keep the functionality they’re used to, things like:
- 11 nines of durability
- 99.9% availability
- S3-compatible APIs
- Predictable cost structures, starting at $14.99/TB/month
With Akave Cloud, they now get all that plus:
- Immutability by default, every object is stored and tracked immutably
- Lower storage costs vs. AWS, GCP, and Azure, up to 80% savings
- Unlimited retrievals under fair use, no egress fees, no surprise bills
- Onchain mapping of content-addressable hashes to object IDs, giving them verifiable audit trails without breaking their workflows
- Programmability that allows for more secure, automated, and policy-driven transactions—whether you’re verifying data access, enabling pay-per-retrieve, or setting usage rights
And it wasn’t just the enterprises.
During multiple hackathons, Web3 builders told us the same thing:
They wanted a hosted version of Akave to make deploying their dApps, agents, and DePIN networks easier.
With Akave Cloud, they get:
- A fast path to deployment
- Verifiable storage under the hood
- No need to worry about infra
Akave Cloud gives you the best of both worlds: Web2-grade simplicity + Web3-grade control.
So Where Does the Akave Network Fit In?
The Akave Network represents a community of stakeholders that together form the Akave protocol and hardware infra. Think of the Akave Network as the decentralized backend.
It’s a blockchain-powered protocol layer, designed to scale AI and data-intensive applications across industries. It’s built for a future where data is owned, programmable, and permissionless.
What it brings:
- Decentralized coordination of storage, retrieval, and compute
- Onchain provenance and tamper-proof logs for every file, stream, and dataset
- Open participation across multiple roles:
- Infra Providers – run the storage nodes
- Subnet operators – operate specialized zones for locality or compliance
- Builders – create dApps, agents, and automation on the data layer
- Data Owners – store, manage, and monetize their datasets
- Tokenized incentives to reward useful work and align stakeholders over time
The Gateway That Connects It All
We recently developed Akave O3, a key component of the Akave Network. O3 is a gateway that bridges S3-compatible interfaces with Akave’s native SDK. It lets developers and enterprises keep the tools they know while taking advantage of verifiable, decentralized infrastructure.
When data flows through O3, it gets automatically converted into a content-addressable format and stored onchain, giving users transparency, auditability, and cryptographic integrity. Eventually, O3 can be run by anyone in the community
And the first production subnet running O3?
That’s Akave Cloud.
Akave Cloud: The First Subnet in Action
Akave Cloud is our production-grade launchpad for users who want to interact with Akave Network without having to think about infra.
It’s the first hosted subnet in the network, running a managed instance of Akave O3 to onboard customers, support teams, and enable enterprise use cases out of the box.
What you get:
- S3-compatible APIs and bucket management
- Storage policies
- Flat-rate pricing at $14.99/TB/month, with unlimited retrievals (fair use)
- Onchain proofs and audit logs for every data operation
- Programmability to control access, monetization, and usage rights
Why We Built Both
We didn’t build just another cloud storage solution.
We built a platform where data becomes a verifiable asset, where infrastructure is community-powered, and where incentives are aligned from top to bottom.
Here’s the vision:
- Akave Network is the decentralized foundation—transparent, scalable, and owned by its participants.
- Akave Cloud is the first practical entry point—giving enterprises, teams, and developers everything they need to start building on that foundation right now.
Whether you want to migrate your data off traditional clouds, plug into a decentralized data marketplace, or build sovereign AI agents, you don’t have to choose between the two.
They’re better together.
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Akave Cloud is an enterprise-grade, distributed and scalable object storage designed for large-scale datasets in AI, analytics, and enterprise pipelines. It offers S3 object compatibility, cryptographic verifiability, immutable audit trails, and SDKs for agentic agents; all with zero egress fees and no vendor lock-in saving up to 80% on storage costs vs. hyperscalers.
Akave Cloud works with a wide ecosystem of partners operating hundreds of petabytes of capacity, enabling deployments across multiple countries and powering sovereign data infrastructure. The stack is also pre-qualified with key enterprise apps such as Snowflake and others.