Kakao Cloud server pricingKorean company
Uses a domestic datacenter (kr-central-2) and bills in KRW per minute, with monthly prices based on 30 days. New customers get a 300,000 KRW credit, and outbound data is free up to 30GiB per month. A good fit for services and game teams starting in Korea.
At a glance
- Operated by
- Kakao Enterprise Corp.
- Regions
- 1
- Billing currency
- Korean won (KRW)
- Billing unit
- Per minute, monthly price based on 30 days
- VAT
- Listed prices exclude VAT.
- Free tier
- New customers get a 300,000 KRW credit.
- Korean entity
- Kakao Enterprise Corp.
- Nearest region
- KR
- Free egress
- Up to 30 GiB of outbound data per month is free.
- Public IP
- A public IP is charged for as long as you hold it. Return IPs you do not use to stop the charge.
Strengths
- Domestic datacenter
- Billed in KRW
- 30GiB of free outbound data per month
Weaknesses
- Listed prices exclude VAT
Products and things to know
Virtual servers (Virtual Machine)
Rent virtual servers.
- How billing works
Instance charges run from creation to deletion, calculated per minute. Monthly prices are based on 30 days. Source
Charges differ by instance state, so check the billing table for each state. Source
- What is included
Using a VPC is free. Only resources such as public IPs and traffic on services connected through it are charged. Source
- Free allowance
New customers get a 300,000 KRW credit. Source
- Data transfer out
Outbound traffic from instances connected through a VPC is free up to 30GiB, with tiered rates beyond that based on usage. Source
- Easy-to-miss costs
Root and extra volumes are billed separately as Block Storage. If you keep a volume when deleting an instance, the volume stays and keeps being charged. Source
The OS image you install can add extra charges. Source
A public IP is charged for the time you hold it. Return an IP you do not use to stop the charge. Source
Managed databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Managed databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
- How billing works
A MySQL instance is billed per minute from creation to deletion, with monthly prices based on 30 days. Source
A PostgreSQL instance is billed the same way, per minute, with monthly prices based on 30 days. Source
- What is included
Charges split into the instance type, the volume size and the backup storage size. Source
- Easy-to-miss costs
Backup storage is billed separately for backups kept for recovery and protection. Source
Object storage (Object Storage)
Object storage.
- How billing works
Storage is charged on average monthly stored volume, and API request counts are charged too. Source
Monthly price for common specs
Some general-purpose instance sizes are not in the list yet. See the official Kakao Cloud pricing page for the full list.
Kakao Cloud has no region in Frankfurt, so these prices are for its region nearest to Seoul.
| Spec | Product | Region | Monthly price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4GB | c2a.large (2 vCPU, 4 GiB)compute-optimized, disk extra | kr-central-2 | $44.41₩82/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 4 vCPU / 8GB | c2a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8 GiB)compute-optimized, disk extra | kr-central-2 | $88.82₩164/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| PostgreSQL 2 vCPU / 4GB | PostgreSQL m2a.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB)Larger than requested2 vCPU / 8GB; PostgreSQL, general-purpose | kr-central-2 | $134.31₩248/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| MySQL 2 vCPU / 4GB | MySQL m2a.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB)Larger than requested2 vCPU / 8GB; MySQL, general-purpose | kr-central-2 | $122.93₩227/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
The cheapest product that meets the spec (on-demand).
Shown in USD, Frankfurt prices. Exchange rate used: 1 USD = ₩1,329.49 (as of 2026-10-19). Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.
excluding tax.
Object storage
| Company | Product | Storage price | Write requests | Read requests | Internet egress | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakao CloudKorean company | Object Storage STANDARDClass standard | $0.02031/GB-mo₩27/GB-mo | $0.003159/1K requests₩4.2/1K requests | $0.0003009/1K requests₩0.4/1K requests | $0.0677/GB₩90/GB; Up to 30 GiB of outbound data per month is free. | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
Block storage
| Company | Product | Storage price (monthly) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakao CloudKorean company | Block Storage snapshot | $0.04332/GB-mo₩57.6/GB-mo | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| Kakao CloudKorean company | Block Storage instance image | $0.04332/GB-mo₩57.6/GB-mo | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| Kakao CloudKorean company | Block Storage SSD | $0.08665/GB-mo₩115.2/GB-mo | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
Regions
Korea (1)
- Seoul, South Korea
kr-central-2Prices shown for
Source: docs.kakaocloud.com. Checked: 2026-10-20
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Collection status
Status: OK. Last success: 2026-10-20 12:09 KST
Products collected: 53 servers, 32 databases, 3 storage