Block Storage
Linode’s Block Storage handles persistent data for everything from website files and databases to media assets and backups. It supports bootable operating systems, making it a flexible foundation for running applications or hosting environments directly on Akamai’s infrastructure.
This setup suits teams comfortable with pay-as-you-go billing who need reliable, scalable storage without upfront commitments. The main trade-off is the absence of a free tier, so every gigabyte incurs cost from the start, requiring careful capacity planning for smaller projects or development environments.
- Free tier No
- Pricing Pay as you go
- Regions 11 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 5 certifications
- Provider health B
Decision score
Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.
Trust & reach via Linode (Akamai)
- C5
- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- compute99.99%
- database99.95%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.95%
11 regions across 5 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Alternatives on other providers
Equivalent services on other clouds:
- AWS Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) no price Compare
- Google Cloud Platform Block Storage no price
- Google Cloud Platform Persistent Disk no price Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Disk Storage no price Compare