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Akamai Cloud (Linode) vs Hetzner Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hetzner Cloud is more reliable than Akamai Cloud (Linode), scoring 70.3 vs 44.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai Cloud (Linode) reported 23 incidents and Hetzner Cloud reported 5, with effective uptime of 98.38% and 99.60% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Hetzner Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 44.8 | 70.3 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #7 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.38% | 99.60% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 23 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 14h 19m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai Cloud (Linode) and Hetzner Cloud differ
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) reported 4.6× as many incidents as Hetzner Cloud over the last 90 days (23 vs 5).
90-day uptime
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Hetzner Cloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Akamai Cloud (Linode) incidents
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 3h 12m
Connectivity Issue - IN-MAA and IN-BOM-2
Affected: IN-MAA (Chennai), IN-BOM-2 (Mumbai 2)
- Degraded performanceOct 31, 2026 · ongoing
Service Issue - US-Southeast (Atlanta)
Affected: US-Southeast (Atlanta)
- InformationalOct 28, 2026 · ongoing
Service Issue - Block Storage (BR-GRU)
Affected: BR-GRU (São Paulo) Block Storage
- Degraded performanceOct 25, 2026 · ongoing
Connectivity Issue between ID-CGK (Jakarta) and SG-SIN-2 (Singapore 2)
Affected: ID-CGK (Jakarta), SG-SIN-2 (Singapore 2)
- InformationalOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 11h 17m
Connectivity Issue - Dallas Data Center (IPv6 Traffic to Google)
Affected: US-Central (Dallas)
- InformationalOct 22, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine
Affected: US-East (Newark) Linode Kubernetes Engine, US-Central (Dallas) Linode Kubernetes Engine, US-West (Fremont) Linode Kubernetes Engine, US-Southeast (Atlanta) Linode Kubernetes Engine, US-IAD (Washington) Linode Kubernetes Engine, US-ORD (Chicago) Linode Kubernetes Engine +25 more
Recent Hetzner Cloud incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
CVE-2026-97631 - critical security vulnerability in the EDK II UEFI firmware component
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
October billing run: One-time billing of outstanding amounts below €10
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other cloud providers to consider
- IBM Cloud · #1 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime