# Akamai (Linode)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/akamai-linode
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/akamai-linode.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/akamai-linode/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://akamai.com
- **Slug:** akamai-linode
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer-tools, web-hosting-domains

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The world's most distributed cloud platform, combining developer-friendly IaaS with the scale and security of a global edge network.
Source: Brand's website (https://akamai.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Akamai (formerly Linode) provides cloud computing services that empower developers and enterprises to build, run, and secure applications. Following its acquisition by Akamai in 2022, the platform has been integrated into Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge-to-cloud platform.
Source: Brand's website (https://akamai.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Virtual Machines (Linode Instances)
  - Kubernetes (LKE)
  - Object Storage
  - Akamai CDN
  - Edge Security
Source: Brand's website (https://akamai.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based
Source: Brand's website (https://akamai.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Developers, SaaS companies, Global Enterprises, Media and Streaming providers
Source: Brand's website (https://akamai.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - DigitalOcean
  - Vultr
  - AWS (Amazon Web Services) / Google Cloud
Source: Brand's website (https://akamai.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.