# Akamai Connected Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 226 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Akamai Connected Cloud holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/akamai-connected-cloud/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Amazon Web Services: 70
- Microsoft Azure: 35
- DigitalOcean Droplets: 23
- Hostinger: 9
- Azure: 7
- Google Cloud: 5

## Cloud hosting

**Small business**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Connected Cloud (Akamai Connected Cloud is #3 of 14 at 8%).

- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 19 of those 67
- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 9 of those 67
- Cloudways: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Hostinger: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Render: first choice in 3 of those 67
- AWS Lightsail: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Atlantic.Net: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Connected Cloud (Akamai Connected Cloud is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 24 of those 76
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Hostinger: first choice in 5 of those 76
- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Azure: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Google Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Amazon Web Services, AWS: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Atlantic.Net: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Connected Cloud.

- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 37 of those 83
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 21 of those 83
- Azure: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Google Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Cloudflare: first choice in 1 of those 83
- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Microsoft Azure with an Enterprise Agreement: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: first choice in 1 of those 83

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