Akamai Linode vs OVHcloud (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Akamai Linode and OVHcloud share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and OVHcloud starts cheaper, at $4.54 a month against $5 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Akamai Linode if
- Fits if you want plain Linux servers at a fixed monthly price
- Works for people who need a lot of included transfer
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to patch a server yourself
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial
- Watch out: prices differ by region, and backups, storage and some services cost extra
- Watch out: Akamai's own pricing pages weren't readable, so prices come from the public API
Pick OVHcloud if
- Fits if you want inexpensive VPS and unlimited traffic
- Works for people who want cloud storage and Kubernetes from a European provider
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to administer a server
- Watch out: VPSs in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney have a monthly traffic quota (1 TB on VPS-1), then 10 Mbps
- Watch out: Plesk, cPanel and advanced backup cost extra
- Watch out: the dollar prices are 'starting at' figures from the US site and other regions differ
- Not for you if you want a free plan
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAkamai LinodeFair | 2.0GPAOVHcloudFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BNanode 1GB is $5 a month, inside the cheaper quarter ($5.28), with 1TB transfer. Jakarta is $6 and Sao Paulo $7, and backups cost $2 to $5 more. | BVPS-1 is $4.54 a month and up, inside the cheaper quarter ($5.28), but the page states no billing term. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record; every plan is paid from the first day. | FNothing free on record. The site mentions a Public Cloud trial, with no terms on the listing. |
| Features | BShared, dedicated, high-memory and GPU Linodes, block and object storage, Kubernetes, managed databases, firewall and backups. The listing names no core gap. | BFour VPS sizes, anti-DDoS, daily backup, Kubernetes, object storage, databases and AI services. No core gap is named. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. Servers are unmanaged, so OS updates and security are yours. | DNo store rating on record. A VPS is a server you set up and look after yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with a public v4 API, a CLI and Cloud Manager. | BWeb only, managed from the control panel and an API, with no integrations listed. |
| Best for | plain Linux servers at a fixed price | cheap VPS with unlimited traffic |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Akamai Linode and OVHcloud. How we grade
Price against what you get
Akamai Linode starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OVHcloud starts at $4.54 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and OVHcloud starts $0.46 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 1 scores higher than Akamai Linode for less, and 1 scores higher than OVHcloud for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Akamai Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $5 per month (Nanode 1GB), billed hourly | $4.54 per month and up (VPS-1) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Akamai Technologies | OVH SAS |
| Price read from | api.linode.com | us.ovhcloud.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Akamai Linode
- Linodes are unmanaged servers: the buyer handles operating system updates and security.
- Prices differ by region; Jakarta and Sao Paulo cost $1 and $2 more than the base price on a Nanode.
- Backups, extra storage and some services cost extra on top of the instance price.
- Akamai's own pricing pages refused automated access, so these prices come from Linode's public API.
OVHcloud
- The $ prices are 'starting at' figures from the US site, and the page does not state a billing term, so confirm at checkout.
- VPSs in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney have a monthly traffic quota (1 TB on VPS-1) and are capped at 10 Mbps beyond it.
- Advanced backup, Plesk and cPanel are optional paid extras.
- The roster URL is the Asia site; this record reads the US VPS page, and other regions may show different currencies and prices.
Key features
Akamai Linode
- Linux virtual machines
- Linodes come in shared, dedicated, high-memory and GPU classes, and are billed hourly up to a fixed monthly price.
- Block and object storage
- Block Storage volumes attach to a Linode, and Object Storage is $5 a month for 250GB including its bundled transfer.
- Kubernetes and managed databases
- The regions list shows Kubernetes and Managed Databases as capabilities in supported data centers.
- Backups
- The optional backup add-on costs $2 a month on a Nanode 1GB and $5 on a Linode 4GB.
- Networking controls
- Cloud Firewall, VPCs, VLANs and NodeBalancers are listed as capabilities in the regions data.
- API and CLI
- A public v4 API, a CLI and Cloud Manager manage resources, and Akamai's docs cover automating deployments.
OVHcloud
- VPS range
- Four VPS models, VPS-1 to VPS-4, with NVMe storage in standard regions and one-click scaling with a reboot.
- Anti-DDoS and backups
- Anti-DDoS protection and a daily automatic backup are included; seven daily restore points are an optional upgrade.
- Public cloud services
- The site lists Managed Kubernetes, Object Storage, Databases, a private registry and a Public Cloud free trial.
- AI services
- AI Notebooks, AI Training and AI Deploy are listed under AI and Machine Learning.
- Control panels
- Plesk and cPanel can be added to a VPS as optional extras, and the VPS is managed from the OVHcloud Control Panel and an API.
- Local Zone VPS
- VPS-2 Local Zone is offered in more than 15 cities for lower latency, using different storage than standard regions.
Plans
Akamai Linode
Nanode 1GB$5
per month, billed hourly ($0.0075 per hour)
1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 25GB storage and 1TB of monthly transfer. Jakarta is $6 and Sao Paulo $7.
Linode 2GB$12
per month, billed hourly ($0.018 per hour)
1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 50GB storage and 2TB of monthly transfer.
Linode 4GB$24
per month, billed hourly ($0.036 per hour)
2 vCPUs, 4GB RAM and 4TB of monthly transfer; backups are an extra $5 a month at this size.
Object Storage$5
per month, prorated
Flat rate including 250GB of storage; storage beyond that is $0.02 per GB in most data centers.
OVHcloud
VPS-1$4.54
per month and up
2 vCores, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD NVMe, daily backup of the previous 24 hours, unlimited traffic and 500 Mbps public bandwidth.
VPS-2$8.50
per month and up
4 vCores, 8GB RAM, 75GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 1 Gbps public bandwidth.
VPS-3$12.32
per month and up
6 vCores, 12GB RAM, 100GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 2 Gbps public bandwidth.
VPS-4$23.37
per month and up
8 vCores, 24GB RAM, 200GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 3 Gbps public bandwidth.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Akamai Linode or OVHcloud?
As of Nov 12, 2026, OVHcloud is cheaper to start with: $4.54 a month, against $5 a month for Akamai Linode. Akamai Linode starts at $5 per month (Nanode 1GB), billed hourly, and OVHcloud starts at $4.54 per month and up (VPS-1).
Which has a free plan, Akamai Linode or OVHcloud?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Akamai Linode nor OVHcloud has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.