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Akamai Cloud (Linode) vs IBM Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
IBM Cloud is more reliable than Akamai Cloud (Linode), scoring 88.4 vs 44.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai Cloud (Linode) reported 23 incidents and IBM Cloud reported 1, with effective uptime of 98.38% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | IBM Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 44.8 | 88.4 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #7 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.38% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 23 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 14h 19m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai Cloud (Linode) and IBM Cloud differ
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) reported 23× as many incidents as IBM Cloud over the last 90 days (23 vs 1).
- IBM Cloud had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Akamai Cloud (Linode).
90-day uptime
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
IBM 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 IBM Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other cloud providers to consider
- Hetzner Cloud · #2 · 99.60% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime