Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) vs UpCloud Cloud Servers

Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)8.6Visit USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4Visit

Higher score Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) #6 in Infrastructure as a Service 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit site

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US UpCloud Cloud Servers #7 in Infrastructure as a Service 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit UpCloud

• Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) fits best

  Small teams wanting straightforward cloud compute

• UpCloud Cloud Servers fits best

  Teams wanting API-driven cloud servers and networking

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) 8.6/10 Visit ↗	USUpCloud Cloud Servers 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Infrastructure as a Service	#7 in Infrastructure as a Service
Best for	Small teams wanting straightforward cloud compute	Teams wanting API-driven cloud servers and networking
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) 0/4 · UpCloud Cloud Servers 1/4
Object storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
GPU instances	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed Kubernetes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Block storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Max instance vCPUs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Shared CPU VMs support general workloads and container workers Docker Quick Deploy includes Ubuntu selection and SSH configuration Cloud Manager and API cover infrastructure and account administration	Provision Linux or Windows VMs and resize resources and storage. Configure firewalls, private networking, public IPv4 and IPv6, and block storage. Automate server lifecycles through REST API, CLI, SDKs, or Terraform.
Cons	No free plan is offered Plan availability and pricing vary by region Docker deployment's root-access controls require careful configuration	No free plan; the 14-day trial is time-limited. Managed load balancing, databases, and object storage are separate services. Compute and storage pricing vary by configuration and region.
Our verdict	Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) provides cloud infrastructure centered on configurable virtual machines. Its Shared CPU instances suit websites, development and staging servers, databases, and container-cluster worker nodes. Teams manage… Read the review →	UpCloud Cloud Servers provides configurable Linux and Windows virtual machines for development, testing, web applications, and production workloads. Teams can choose Starter, Premium, or Cloud Native configurations, then manage servers… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) — where it wins

  • Shared CPU VMs support general workloads and container workers
  • Docker Quick Deploy includes Ubuntu selection and SSH configuration
  • Cloud Manager and API cover infrastructure and account administration

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Plan availability and pricing vary by region
  • Docker deployment's root-access controls require careful configuration

• UpCloud Cloud Servers — where it wins

  • Provision Linux or Windows VMs and resize resources and storage.
  • Configure firewalls, private networking, public IPv4 and IPv6, and block storage.
  • Automate server lifecycles through REST API, CLI, SDKs, or Terraform.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the 14-day trial is time-limited.
  • Managed load balancing, databases, and object storage are separate services.
  • Compute and storage pricing vary by configuration and region.

• Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)8.6/10 · Paid

  A focused IaaS option for teams that want configurable VMs and Docker deployment.

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• USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  Configurable cloud servers with API, CLI, SDK, and Terraform management.

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