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Kakao Cloud review

Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

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Our verdict

Kakao Cloud suits teams that want a Korea-based cloud with GPU capacity alongside plain virtual machines and managed databases. GPU instances start at KRW 648 an hour, though the accelerator list is shorter than the wider market and the free control plane is not offered.

Key facts

Best for
A Korea-based cloud that puts GPU, virtual machine and database services in one account.
GPU models
NVIDIA T4, NVIDIA A100, NVIDIA Tesla V100, NVIDIA HGX B300, FuriosaAI WARBOY NPU↗
GPU hour from
₩648↗
Billing granularity
Per minute↗
Egress fee
Outbound traffic free up to 30 GiB, then 90 KRW/GiB (30 GiB-10 TiB), 80 KRW/GiB (10-20 TiB), 70 KRW/GiB (over 20 TiB); inbound free↗
Free credits
300,000 KRW free credit for new signups↗
Interconnect
Transit Gateway and Direct Connect (dedicated network connection to on-premises)↗
Compliance certifications
ISMS-P, CSAP, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 27799, CSA STAR: Gold↗
Legal entity
Kakao Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Kakao Enterprise, business registration no. 741-81-01531)↗
Headquarters
South Korea↗
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre↗
Pricing model
Hourly billing
Official website
kakaocloud.com

VPS

Entry price
₩3,960↗
Entry plan
2 vCPU, 0.5 GiB RAM, burstable (t1i.nano)↗
Bandwidth allowance
30 GiB free outbound traffic↗
Billing models
Hourly, Monthly↗
DDoS protection
Yes↗
SLA uptime
99.9%↗
Server types
VPS, Bare-metal↗
Use cases
Game-server↗
Operating systems
Linux, Windows↗

Databases

Price from
₩163,440↗
Database engines
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Valkey, Redis↗
Free tier
Yes↗
Storage price
₩0.16↗

Kubernetes

Control plane price
₩90↗
Free control plane
No↗
Node price from
₩3,960↗

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 12 sources

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Virtual machines start at KRW 3,960 on the 2 vCPU, 0.5 GiB RAM, burstable (t1i.nano) plan, and new signups get 300,000 KRW free credit for new signups.
  • GPU hours start at KRW 648, below the €0.63 midpoint across providers listed.
  • Billing is metered per minute with hourly and monthly options, and outbound traffic includes 30 GiB free outbound traffic.
  • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, and certifications cover ISMS P, CSAP and ISO/IEC 27001.

Cons

  • There is no free control plane on Kubernetes: the control plane is charged at KRW 90 and nodes start at KRW 3,960.
  • Accelerator choice is the shorter list, NVIDIA T4, NVIDIA A100 and NVIDIA Tesla V100, set against the much wider H100 SXM, A100 SXM and H200.
  • Only 30 GiB free outbound traffic of outbound traffic is free, after which each GiB is billed in tiered steps, while inbound traffic stays free.

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Who it suits

  • Teams based in South Korea that want GPU and general compute under one bill.
  • Game server operators, since game servers are a listed use case and instances come as vps and bare metal types.
  • Buyers who need MySQL, PostgreSQL and Valkey databases and ISMS P, CSAP and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications in the same account.

Who should look elsewhere

  • SberCloud, whose B300, H100 and A100 covers parts that the NVIDIA T4, NVIDIA A100 and NVIDIA Tesla V100 list here does not.
  • Salad, if the cards in NVIDIA RTX 3060, NVIDIA RTX 3070 and NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti are what you need rather than datacentre accelerators.
  • ComputePrices.com, if you want the cross-provider hardware view of H100 SXM, A100 SXM and H200 before choosing.

Plans, egress and billing

GPU instances start at KRW 648 an hour. Outbound traffic is free up to 30 GiB free outbound traffic, then billed per GiB in tiered steps that fall as volume grows, and inbound traffic stays free. New signups receive 300,000 KRW free credit for new signups, which covers evaluation work and short GPU runs before a longer commitment is signed.

Core features

Accelerator choices are NVIDIA T4, NVIDIA A100 and NVIDIA Tesla V100, spanning datacentre cards from the major suppliers plus a domestically designed NPU. On the network side there is a transit gateway and a dedicated direct connection to on-premises, so hardware in your own racks can sit in the same network as cloud instances.

How Kakao Cloud compares

Frequently asked questions

What does a GPU instance cost?+

GPU instances start at KRW 648 an hour across the accelerators in NVIDIA T4, NVIDIA A100 and NVIDIA Tesla V100. Usage is metered per minute, so a short inference or training job can start and stop without paying for a full hour of idle capacity.

How is outbound traffic charged?+

Every instance includes 30 GiB free outbound traffic. Past that, outbound traffic is billed per GiB in bands and the rate steps down as volume rises, while inbound traffic is free. Workloads that push large downloads to end users should plan for those per GiB charges.

Is there a free tier or trial credit?+

New signups receive 300,000 KRW free credit for new signups, and some services also carry a free tier. The credit is aimed at new accounts rather than being an ongoing allowance, so it suits proving a workload first. Usage past the credit is billed at published rates.

Does the managed Kubernetes control plane cost extra?+

There is no free control plane here. The control plane is charged at KRW 90 and worker nodes start at KRW 3,960. That charge sits on top of every cluster, so small and staging clusters cost more than providers that include it.

Which managed databases are available?+

The managed database service covers MySQL, PostgreSQL and Valkey, with entry pricing at KRW 163,440 and storage at KRW 0.16. Cache engines sit alongside the relational ones, so a cache and a primary database can run in the same account.

Where is Kakao Cloud based and what certifications does it hold?+

The provider is based in South Korea and operates under Kakao Enterprise. Its certification list is ISMS P, CSAP and ISO/IEC 27001, so regulated buyers can match entries against their own requirements.

How do I reach support?+

Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so phone and email reach the team alongside the self-service help centre. The published availability commitment for the container service is 99.9%, which is worth checking against the workload.

Which plan can I start on?+

The entry plan is 2 vCPU, 0.5 GiB RAM, burstable (t1i.nano), priced at KRW 3,960. Billing is metered per minute with hourly and monthly options for longer terms, and instances come as vps and bare metal types with linux and windows images. A burstable entry plan suits a first test.

Sources

Compiled from 12 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

Kakao Cloud

A Korea-based cloud that puts GPU, virtual machine and database services in one account.

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