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Linode (Akamai) vs OVHcloud
Side by side — pricing, features, pros and cons.
Provider
L
Linode (Akamai)
Reliable cloud hosting with great support
⭐ Top Pick
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OVHcloud
European cloud and dedicated server giant
Metric
Linode (Akamai)
OVHcloud
Rating
4.4
4.1
Starting price
$5.00/mo
€3.50/mo
Renewal hike
No
No
Regions
US, EU, APAC
EU, US, APAC
Verified
Linode (Akamai)
Long-standing reputation — one of the oldest VPS providers
Competitive and transparent pricing
No renewal price hikes
Excellent documentation and guides
11 global datacentre locations
Managed Kubernetes (LKE) available
Object storage and block storage included
DDoS protection on all plans
Good uptime track record
Akamai CDN integration since acquisition
Rebranding to Akamai has caused some confusion and UI inconsistency
Control panel feels dated compared to DigitalOcean
Fewer datacentre locations than Vultr
No bare metal servers
Managed databases more expensive than competitors
Support response times can vary
GPU instances limited availability
Less beginner-friendly than DigitalOcean
Smaller community and fewer third-party integrations than AWS/GCP
OVHcloud
One of the largest hosting providers in Europe
Very competitive pricing especially on dedicated servers
Huge range of products — shared, VPS, dedicated, cloud
Own datacentres and network infrastructure
Multiple EU datacentre locations plus US and Asia
Anti-DDoS protection included on all plans
No renewal price hikes on most plans
Bare metal servers at unbeatable prices
Good for high-bandwidth workloads
Eco-friendly — own renewable energy datacentres
vRack private networking available
Support is notoriously poor and slow
Control panel (OVH Manager) is confusing and outdated
Onboarding experience is overwhelming for beginners
Billing can be confusing with multiple subsidiaries (OVH, So you Start, Kimsufi)
Setup times for dedicated servers can take hours or days
Documentation is inconsistent — some only in French
Not beginner friendly at all
Cloud (Public Cloud) lags behind AWS/GCP/Azure significantly
Incident communication is poor
US experience not as polished as EU
Verdict
Linode (Akamai) comes out ahead with a rating of 4.4. OVHcloud wins on price starting at €3.50/mo. Watch out for renewal hikes — increases prices on renewal.