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Comparison

Akamai Linode vs OVHcloud

On the evidence we track, OVHcloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 87/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Akamai Linode53
★OVHcloud87
Score
Vioscale score
Akamai Linode53 / 100low · 40%
OVHcloud87 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud✓
Model
Akamai Linodecommercial
OVHcloudfreemium
Price level
Akamai Linodeunknown
OVHcloudlow
Transparent
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Integrations
Count
Akamai Linode5
OVHcloud1
Security
Disclosure policy
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Gdpr
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud✓
Hipaa
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud✓
Iso27001
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud✓
Pci
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud✓
Soc2
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Akamai Linode–
OVHcloud99.9
Status page
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
Akamai LinodeHyperscaler
OVHcloudHyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Akamai Linode-
OVHcloud46 datacentres across Europe, Canada, USA, APAC
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Akamai Linode-
OVHcloud✓
GPU / accelerated compute
Akamai Linode-
OVHcloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
Akamai Linode-
OVHcloud-
Storage
Object storage
Akamai Linode-
OVHcloud✓
Block storage
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Managed databases
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
Akamai Linode-
OVHcloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Akamai Linode

A cloud infrastructure platform optimized for edge computing and AI inference, offering global deployment with flat, predictable pricing and cost efficiency. Includes support for Kubernetes, block storage, and a marketplace of pre-built applications.

Independently observed

OVHcloud

Leader

OVHcloud is a European cloud infrastructure provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, public cloud services, and managed solutions. The company emphasizes sustainability through proprietary water cooling technology and circular server manufacturing and recycling.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Akamai Linode

Subscription

Flat, predictable pricing with free egress allowance and credits available

as of verify ↗

OVHcloud

Leader
from £3.31/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From £3.31/month for VPS. Free tier: £175 public cloud credit and 1-month trial.

  • VPS-1From £3.31/month
    • Scalable configuration
    • Unlimited traffic
    • Anti-DDoS
    • Automatic backups
  • VPS-3£9.01/month – 6 vCores, 12 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD
    • 6 vCores
    • 12 GB RAM
    • 100 GB SSD NVMe
    • Unlimited traffic
    • 2 Gbps public bandwidth
    • +4 more
  • VPS-4£17.34/month – 8 vCores, 24 GB RAM
    • 8 vCores
    • 24 GB RAM
    • Unlimited traffic
    • Anti-DDoS
    • Free installation
    • +1 more
  • Public CloudFree
    • Instances
    • Object Storage
    • Cold Archive
    • Networking
    • PostgreSQL
    • +4 more
  • Public VCFFrom £259/month with 1-month free trial (code VCFTRIAL)
    • Managed VMware
    • Hardware included
    • Licenses included
    • Support included
    • Free 4-hour onboarding
    • +1 more
  • Dedicated ServersContact sales
    • Rise, So you Start, Kimsufi, Advance 4005 series
    • Intel and AMD processors
    • PCIe Gen 4 storage
    • 3 Gbps public bandwidth included
    • Anti-DDoS included
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
CLI
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Akamai Linode✓
OVHcloud✓
On-premise
Akamai Linode✗
OVHcloud✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Terraform

Akamai Linode

5 total - 4 not shared
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Ansible
  • Fermyon Wasm
Independently observed

OVHcloud

Leader
1 total - 0 not shared
  • Terraform
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.