Comparing Akamai (Linode) vs. OVHcloud as VPS hosting providers (2025)

Akamai Linode is a cloud service provider offering Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and other cloud computing solutions. Linode was founded in 2003 and became part of Akamai in 2022.

Akamai Linode provides scalable and cost-effective VPS hosting. The company serves developers, businesses, and enterprises with cloud infrastructure and computing resources.

OVH is a French cloud computing company that provides VPS, dedicated servers, and other web services. Founded in 1999 by Octave Klaba and headquartered in Roubaix, France, it was the largest hosting provider in Europe as of 2019. The company operates data centers globally and rebranded as OVHcloud in 2019.

OVHcloud has expanded through acquisitions, including its 2023 negotiation to acquire gridscale GmbH, and went public on the Euronext Paris in 2021. The company has faced incidents, including a major data center fire in 2021 that resulted in data loss and lawsuits, as well as a global outage due to human error. As of 2025, OVHcloud US has expanded its network with a new Local Zone in Seattle to enhance data processing speeds in the Pacific Northwest.