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Akamai Cloud (Linode) vs UpCloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
UpCloud is more reliable than Akamai Cloud (Linode), scoring 59.1 vs 44.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai Cloud (Linode) reported 23 incidents and UpCloud reported 5, with effective uptime of 98.34% and 99.37% respectively. Akamai Cloud (Linode) resolves incidents faster on average (14h 19m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 44.3 | 59.1 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #7 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.34% | 99.37% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 23 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 14h 19m | 17h 6m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai Cloud (Linode) and UpCloud differ
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) reported 4.6× as many incidents as UpCloud over the last 90 days (23 vs 5).
- UpCloud had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Akamai Cloud (Linode).
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) fixes problems faster: 14h 19m on average, against 17h 6m for UpCloud.
- Akamai Cloud (Linode)'s longest incident on record lasted 3d (Oct 9, 2026); UpCloud's lasted 3h 2m (May 26, 2026).
90-day uptime
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
UpCloud
- 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 UpCloud incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
UpCloud API and Control Panel Connectivity Issues
Affected: UpCloud Control Panel, API
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 7d 7h
[SG-SIN1] Managed Object Storage Issue
Affected: APAC-1: Managed Object Storage
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h 40m
[FI-HEL2]: File Storage Issues
Affected: FI-HEL2: File Storage
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 7h 4m
[DE-FRA1]: Storage Backend Issue
Affected: DE-FRA1: Storage Backends
- Partial outageAug 11, 2026 · resolved in 1h 57m
Affected: AU-SYD1: Cloud Servers, DE-FRA1: Cloud Servers, ES-MAD1: Cloud Servers, FI-HEL1: Cloud Servers, FI-HEL2: Cloud Servers, NL-AMS1: Cloud Servers +9 more
Other cloud providers to consider
- IBM Cloud · #1 · 100% uptime
- Hetzner Cloud · #2 · 99.55% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime