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OVHcloud vs Akamai

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OVHcloud

Cloud & Infrastructure

Advanced cloud services for businesses

From
€3.5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Akamai

Cloud & Infrastructure

Leading content delivery and security platform

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: OVHcloud public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date; Akamai only the cloud computing services carry published rates; security and content delivery products require contacting sales for a price
  • They diverge on capability: OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Akamai covers CDN.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OVHcloud and Akamai actually diverge.

Attributes where OVHcloud and Akamai differ
AttributeOVHcloudAkamai
Starting price€3.5/month$1000/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Api, CliWeb, Api
Founded19991998

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud & Infrastructure).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in OVHcloud

  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • Bare Metal Servers
  • Managed Kubernetes
  • Object Storage
  • Block Storage
  • Load Balancers
  • Databases

Only in Akamai

  • CDN
  • DDoS Protection
  • Web Application Firewall
  • Bot Management
  • Image Optimization
  • Video Platform
  • API Gateway
  • Analytics

Both cover

  • DDoS protection
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

OVHcloud

  • Businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on European infrastructurenot Akamai

Akamai

  • Content delivery and web performance through Ion and adaptive media deliverynot OVHcloud
  • DDoS protection, bot management and API securitynot OVHcloud
  • Running compute, Kubernetes and managed databases on Akamai's cloudnot OVHcloud
  • Edge compute with EdgeWorkersnot OVHcloud
  • Zero trust access for enterprise applicationsnot OVHcloud

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

OVHcloud

  • Public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date
  • Free network traffic and free Object Storage API calls exclude the Asia-Pacific region

Akamai

  • Only the cloud computing services carry published rates; security and content delivery products require contacting sales for a price
  • Cloud pricing varies by region across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific rather than being a single rate

Pricing, plan by plan

OVHcloud

€3.5/month
  • Public Cloud Starter$3.5/month
    • 1 vCPU
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 10 GB storage
  • Bare Metal$49/month
    • Dedicated hardware
    • High performance
    • Full control

Akamai

$1000/month
  • CDN$1000/month
    • Content delivery
    • Global edge network
    • Real-time analytics
  • Security Suite$2000/month
    • DDoS protection
    • WAF
    • Bot management

Which should you pick?

Choose OVHcloud if

  • You need public cloud.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.
  • You also want private cloud.
OVHcloud review

Choose Akamai if

  • You need cdn.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want ddos protection.
Akamai review

Questions people ask

Is OVHcloud or Akamai better?
Neither clearly leads. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month and Akamai at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, OVHcloud or Akamai?
OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month and Akamai at $1000/month.
Does OVHcloud or Akamai run on more platforms?
OVHcloud runs on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli. Akamai runs on Web, Api.
What is OVHcloud best used for?
OVHcloud is most often used for businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure. Of those, businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure is not what Akamai is typically brought in for.
What can OVHcloud do that Akamai cannot?
OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Managed Kubernetes. Akamai covers CDN, DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, Bot Management. Both handle DDoS protection, Cloud deployment.
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