Akamai (Linode) vs OVHcloud
Verdict With 4 GB RAM, OVHcloud costs €17.01 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €4.49 against €21.50. OVHcloud is cheaper at 2 of the 2 sizes both sell.
Bills over 12 months with an IPv4 address and 1 TB of traffic a month, excluding VAT, under the same assumptions for both. Both run servers in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Netherlands and Singapore.
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 0 of 2 sizes
- €4.48 Cheapest billper month €4.49
- €9.68 Bill per GB of memorymedian 87% less€1.30
- None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €4.58
- €6.27 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published
Size by size
VPS with shared cores, per monthOnly sizes both sell, same type on both sides. The score counts this table only; ties count for neither.
Side by side
Green is the better side of a row| Akamai (Linode) | Side by side | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|
| linode.com | Website | ovhcloud.com |
| United States | Based in | France |
| Card, PayPal | Ways to pay | Card, PayPal |
| ID only if flagged | ID check at sign-up | ID only if flagged |
| Verified provider | Company check | Verified provider |
| 160 | Servers tracked | 85 |
| 15 | Countries | 15 |
| 26 | Cities | 19 |
| None | Setup fee | Depends on the plan |
| Included | IPv4 address | Included |
| Charged | Backups | Not published |
| 0–20 TB a month | Traffic included | 0.5–25 TB a month · unmetered on 48 servers |
| €4.48–€13.43 per TB | Extra traffic | Not published |
| 27% | Bills with extras | 89% |
| Monthly | Shortest term | Monthly |
| No | Introductory prices | No |
| USD | Billed in | EUR |
| 27 minutes ago | Prices checked | 24 minutes ago |
Locations
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