Akamai Cloud Computing vs. Apple iCloud vs. Dropbox

Dropbox

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Akamai Cloud Computing	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	Akamai Cloud Computing (formerly Linode) include scalable and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. These products and services support developers and enterprises as they build, deploy, secure, and scale applications.	$5 per month
Apple iCloud	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.	$0.99 per month
Dropbox	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Dropbox is a cloud storage solution, equipped with features that help users to save time, improve productivity, and collaborate with others. Users can edit PDFs, share videos, sign documents, and collaborate with stakeholders without leaving Dropbox.	$9.99 per month

Pricing

Akamai Cloud Computing

Apple iCloud

Dropbox

Editions & Modules

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50GB: $0.99
per month
200GB: $2.99
per month
2TB: $9.99
per month

Plus: $9.99
per month
Essentials: $18
per month
Business: $20
per month per user
Business Plus: $26
per month per user
Basic: Free

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Akamai Cloud Computing	Apple iCloud	Dropbox
Free Trial
Yes	No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM are bundled into one price. Storage capacity can be increased with additional Block Storage or S3-compatible Object Storage. Instant Backups can be added with complete independence to the stack. Linode NodeBalancers ensure applications are available.

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Community Pulse
	Akamai Cloud Computing	Apple iCloud	Dropbox
Considered Multiple Products	Akamai Cloud Computing Duncan McMillan Director Chose Akamai Cloud Computing In the past we have used Amazon’s AWS and Elastic Beanstalk with EC2 instances as a web hosting platform. We found Linode to be simpler and more straightforward to set up. Linode’s costs were also more predictable, making it easier to budget and resell to our clients. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Akamai Cloud Computing I have used Amazon Web Services (AWS) before this and both are reliable. AWS is just as easy to use, but the costs are harder to understand, because they are not fixed, they are dependent on usage. If you have a low usage but an abnormal process the costs can spiral without … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Akamai Cloud Computing Before I came to Linode, I was a shared hosting customer. I tried several providers over several years. All of them sucked...there were no good options only the "least bad" option. The "least bad" option quickly joined the rest of the "just plain bad" pack very quickly. The … Incentivized Helpful? Kaushik Somaiya Owner Chose Akamai Cloud Computing DigitalOcean has a bigger team but I think support wise I found Linode more trustworthy. Cloudways have an edge over Linode as of the live chat support but same time the data is totally visible to their support team. So Linode = Good support + Cheaper price + Data safety. … Incentivized Helpful?	Apple iCloud Verified User Project Manager Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud is more user-friendly and universal than either Box or Dropbox because most people already have an Apple product and an Apple account. Other products are fine to use, but they require that all users create a unique account and login, and that isn't always ideal, … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Timms Network Administrator II Chose Apple iCloud I prefer Google Drive to Apple iCloud. That being said, iCloud does have a huge and very loyal fanbase, and as I have seen in my career it is not going anywhere. If you need a cloud platform just for filesharing, I would pick Dropbox or Google Drive over iCloud. If you need a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Apple iCloud Google Drive is great and it offers way more free storage than Apple iCloud, however, Google is known for sharing their user's data much more freely than Apple. To some people, this might not be a big deal. I prefer to pay a few dollars for added security. Dropbox is a … Incentivized Helpful? Emily Hammell Marketing and Social Media Coordinator Chose Apple iCloud iCloud integrates all my date from phone and laptop and was more affordable. I love the security and customization options. File storage and organization is great and you can't beat having all your documents in one easily accessible place. Sharing can be easier with Box or Dropb… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Apple iCloud While I have to use Dropbox on occasion, I greatly prefer to use iCloud for file sharing. I also have used Google's Apps, and because I'm a Mac/iPhone user, iCloud has more easily fit into the normal routine of what I'm already doing and using. Dropbox has some minor features … Incentivized Helpful? TM Thomas Myers Associate Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is the king of cloud environments, and where Apple iCloud should go to. I have tried others but don't even remember their names now. We have our own personal cloud as well. I have used cloud environments since 2007 and would love to see Apple iCloud step up to a full … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Apple iCloud Already a part of the Apple ecosystem, so if it suits our needs, we will use it. We have a Department shared Dropbox account specifically for sharing large projects with vendors, so Apple iCloud is for lighter internal projects such as shared spreadsheets for project … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is more universal but has a higher price point that Apple iCloud and google while mid price point offers more options in software that allows for file editing and sharing directly in the document. Apple iCloud does not have that on offer. Apple iCloud is the lowest … Incentivized Helpful? Mike McCloskey Owner Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is a fine product. The thing that makes iCloud shine is its deep integration with Apple and Apple's legendary support. Finally, we are confident that Apple will be fully committed to privacy and our data remains safe. But, none of this is to denigrate Dropbox in any … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Beckett Creative Design Director Chose Apple iCloud The biggest thing is Apple doesn't lose versions and changes. With Office 365 and various Google corporate programs, they would track versions — but not well. If someone sat with a file open and later closed it after a colleague had made changes, some of those changes would get … Incentivized Helpful? AP Adam Prose Service Manager Chose Apple iCloud Competitively priced, sometimes less expensive depending on storage needs. Apple iCloud is much easier to use on a macintosh computer since it is built into the operating system. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud allows to track devices when lost and uses end-to-end encryption for data such as iMessages of Health data. It also includes features of shared albums to optimize storage and can access these items through any Apple device in a quick and efficient way. Incentivized Helpful? Gavin Scott-Miller IT Consultant Chose Apple iCloud iCloud is probably the best option for someone who uses primarily Apple devices and services. If you are multi-platform in your technology use I would make sure you test out the free version of iCloud before you make the switch, Apple likes to play nice with Apple, which means … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Apple iCloud One Drive can allow users to collaborate in realtime and rare crashes on documents. The storage is very generous, and pricing for business, especially non-profits, is fair. One Drive also allows for better photo storage for us as a school. We can keep yearbook items and also … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud is specially made for iOS devices. Nothing and no one will ever be able to service an Apple product's needs better than Apple themselves. The Apple iCloud software is designed specifically for iOS devices, ease of use, and mindless security for automatic backups. … Incentivized Helpful? MK Matt Kennicott Vice President of Communications Chose Apple iCloud The security and functionality of iCloud beats out any other products I've tried. While two-factor authentication is available elsewhere, Apple seems to take security a step further with notifications across all devices. In addition, the pricing is right - the low cost of 1TB … Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Melder Customer Account Manager Chose Apple iCloud Overall, iCloud performs quite well against some of its larger competitors. In my opinion, iCloud may be better suited for personal and social sharing compared to business cloud platforms like OneDrive and Google Drive. iCloud is incredibly strong if your organization is fully … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud is extremely similar to Google Drive. You’re able to access files from anywhere, even a PC, without needing to be on the device where the file was originally created. Incentivized Helpful? Gary Gray Founder Chose Apple iCloud While the others are superior for file sharing with other people or teams, they aren't part of the Apple ecosystem and as such don't provide the core functionally that iCloud provides of in-app integration. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Apple iCloud Unlike other solutions, iCloud automatically backs up data without the user needing to download an additional application. Additionally, iCloud is the only application to keep and manage iPhone backups. Lastly, iCloud's pricing options are much more favorable than the other … Incentivized Helpful? Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant Chose Apple iCloud I selected Apple icloud mainly because it is the best for using with pesky apple file types, but overall it does a pretty poor job against competitors. It is more expensive, offers less storage, and is much more difficult to use. I'd stick to an alternative program if it were … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Eaton Senior Digital Strategist Chose Apple iCloud iCloud is better than any competitors for single-user cross-machine file syncing on iOS and MacOS devices. It's passable for Windows machines but definitely not as well integrated into the OS. For multi-user file sharing scenarios (putting all of a team's shared files in one … Incentivized Helpful? Matt Heerema Director Chose Apple iCloud For a Mac user in a Mac-only shop, iCloud is by far the best of breed. If your company has a mix of Mac and Windows users, it will not be the right primary tool (go to Google Drive for that). iCloud is a necessary and built-in part of a Mac user's experience and so will … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud is convenient, as most team members already have Apple ID's and devices. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose Apple iCloud I don't think it is enterprise ready like Box or Dropbox, and seems to cater more to individual users, so I use it on a personal level just for redundancy. Incentivized Helpful?	Dropbox Verified User Professional Chose Dropbox Dropbox has proven to be a superior system to Apple iCloud, Google Drive and OneDrive. It is far more use friendly and interfaces better with whatever system I need it to, regardless of whether it is Apple, Microsoft, or a company's internal system in every instance I have come … Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Dropbox we selected Dropbox because we have a mix of PC and Mac users across the organization. Trying to access files on Apple iCloud from a PC is not always the easiest. I really don’t think it is an apple’s to apples comparison. I think Dropbox is by far the superior file management … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox Dropbox is in a category of its own and we have to maintain Frame.io for our video and other reviews with clients -- Dropbox Replay and the browser can make videos look and sound bad. We also had to go for a cheaper large scale backup off site as Dropbox was too expensive … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Dropbox Because it has more valuable support and increase free and i use only one paid cloud storage subscription. The reason I only use one is becuase to keep track my cost. I may use another paid but it absolutely depends. I do not want to get over comprimised and too much of the … Helpful? RB Rob Bynder President Chose Dropbox I only need one system and was on Dropbox first. I do use Google Drive for some assets, however Dropbox is easier to use and more integrated in my workflows and systems. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Board Member Chose Dropbox Dropbox is more expensive; but is easier to use and more intuitive for our staff Incentivized Helpful? Rico Marcelo Photographer Chose Dropbox Never have paid for the additional iCloud storage, I have always been a Dropbox user. I like the pricing, I like the storage, I like the ease of use. Dropbox is accepted and used by all my clients and colleagues. I don't plan on exploring other options as I'm become very … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Dropbox Reliability, precise and seamless synchronisation are the top features that make Dropbox my preferred choice. Helpful? Ishanie Sanchez-Rodriguez Approved Clinical Supervisor Chose Dropbox Dropbox has been around for quite some time and I feel like it's a pretty trustworthy and long lasting platform. I'm thankful that I still have files saved over the past 10 years that are easily accessible to me. Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Dropbox It is good, but sometimes I just feel good about using the apple product since I have the iphone and imac. But whenever I use Dropbox I am reminded that I could do everything I am doing there within Dropbox and that I typically feel more comfortable that my files are safe. Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Dropbox Documents editing online with integration with MS products is a plus compared to other products. Easy synchronization of files and documents from local computer/mobile device to Dropbox. Security with multi factor authentication is an added advantage. Easy to authenticate with … Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Dropbox At the time, a few suppliers used Dropbox, which made it easy to collaborate and share files. The costs were also comparable. I wasn't a fan of OneDrive, and Google was expensive, including Google Docs, which I didn't need. Dropbox is simple and gives me what I want - storage. Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox A bit less integrated than iCloud or OneDrive, but the company has focused on this aspect since day one. I have always used it and trust it. Helpful? MH marc heng Principal Chose Dropbox Dropbox is faster, more reliable, and the easiest UI. Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose Dropbox Better than iCloud. Helpful? william true Director Chose Dropbox Google Drive is comparable to Dropbox in terms of file sharing. Google wins marks for creating a broader ecosystem. Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose Dropbox iCloud is ok but I would never share that stuff since it seems not as secure to give to strangers. I share my portfolio with people but I don’t think I’d share it as iCloud, I more associate iCloud with personal files rather than public files. Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Dropbox Dropbox seems much more secure and organized than Google Drive or OneDrive. Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Dropbox You can create an account easily and begin storing files but an account is not required in order to access them the way it is on some of these other programs. Also, any type of file can be easily stored and downloaded to a device with Dropbox, but some of these attempt to … Helpful? Steven Francis Burke Tour Manager Chose Dropbox iCloud makes it very difficult to share files with outside parties. Dropbox is much better in that regard. Also easier to upload. iCloud is clunky with their cloud storage. Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox I love the aesthetics of Dropbox and how it just seems so much more secure than Google Drive. Dropbox also allows me to create teams so that I can give special logins and permissions to employees on my workflows so that I don’t have to give them my own login, which is extremely … Helpful? Christina Ingram Product tester Chose Dropbox I like the Dropbox because it’s convenient and Photo Booth should be added. My Photo Booth is free right now and I wish Dropbox was free because this is a little too expensive. I feel like the price is a little too outstanding I wish they would lower it because this don’t make … Helpful? Grzegorz Wronkowski Owner Chose Dropbox Is much cheaper and does everything that I need. Works without hassle. Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Dropbox I don't know this for a fact, but it would seem that security may be greater, (different for sure) than a zipped file due to the multiple abilities to limit access compared to WinZip Helpful? CW clifton warren Principal Chose Dropbox I selected Dropbox because it’s not platform specific and can be used across all devices and is accessible on any platform. The pricing is competitive and product innovation is fast and continual. Because Dropbox has been around for so long it’s widely used and understood by … Helpful?

Features

Akamai Cloud Computing

Apple iCloud

Dropbox

File Sharing & Management

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
	Akamai Cloud Computing - Ratings	Apple iCloud 8.6 84 Ratings 3% above category average	Dropbox 8.0 1336 Ratings 4% below category average
Versioning	00 Ratings	8.660 Ratings	8.11110 Ratings
Video files	00 Ratings	8.579 Ratings	7.91092 Ratings
Audio files	00 Ratings	8.876 Ratings	8.2988 Ratings
Document collaboration	00 Ratings	8.472 Ratings	7.81162 Ratings
Access control	00 Ratings	8.571 Ratings	8.41234 Ratings
File search	00 Ratings	7.776 Ratings	7.61280 Ratings
Device sync	00 Ratings	9.782 Ratings	8.31230 Ratings

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Akamai Cloud Computing - Ratings	Apple iCloud 8.4 79 Ratings 3% below category average	Dropbox 8.5 1265 Ratings 1% below category average
User and role management	00 Ratings	7.763 Ratings	8.41130 Ratings
File organization	00 Ratings	8.375 Ratings	8.41246 Ratings
Device management	00 Ratings	9.176 Ratings	8.61110 Ratings

Cloud Storage Platform

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
	Akamai Cloud Computing - Ratings	Apple iCloud 9.0 83 Ratings 4% above category average	Dropbox 8.4 1255 Ratings 3% below category average
Performance	00 Ratings	9.183 Ratings	7.81244 Ratings
Reliability	00 Ratings	9.583 Ratings	9.01251 Ratings
Storage Reports	00 Ratings	8.466 Ratings	8.3954 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Akamai Cloud Computing	Apple iCloud	Dropbox
Likelihood to Recommend	8.3 (218 ratings)	8.9 (83 ratings)	8.6 (1348 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.2 (30 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)	8.2 (41 ratings)
Usability	8.8 (22 ratings)	8.8 (30 ratings)	8.1 (496 ratings)
Availability	8.3 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	6.8 (3 ratings)
Performance	8.2 (4 ratings)	8.2 (12 ratings)	6.0 (8 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (217 ratings)	7.5 (20 ratings)	6.6 (38 ratings)
Online Training	8.2 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.4 (12 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	7.5 (4 ratings)
Configurability	9.1 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	6.4 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	9.1 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.1 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	6.6 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.1 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.1 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Akamai Cloud Computing	Apple iCloud	Dropbox
Likelihood to Recommend	Akamai Akamai Connected Cloud Linode would be a good service to host a content delivery network (CDN) because of its edge network but I'd prefer not to use Akamai Connected Cloud Linode for tasks that need GPU power such as Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence (AI) because Akamai Connected Cloud Linode lacks deep GPU compute compared to AWS or Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure OM Omar Moustafa Software Engineer Read full review	Apple Our growing organization uses about 95% Apple hardware. The Apple iCloud functionality across our organization ensures interfaces and synchronization that makes information workflow seamless. The cost structure and limited AI functionality keeps us dependent on products like Microsoft and Google and unable to put all of our cloud "eggs" into the Apple basket. Incentivized Jeff Terrell Senior Pastor Read full review	Dropbox Let me describe a scenario that happened recently in our organization's marketing team storing thousands of images videos and pdfs and Dropbox is done a great perfomer in this situation by the product features which is very helpful for the team, such as smart sync reduces disc usage, preview support for many media formats & Integrate with Adobe Creative Cloud. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review
Pros	Akamai It's super easy-to-use - set up a complete virtual environment in a few minutes. Linode is the ONLY service I know that will let you DOWNSIZE a VM - super useful. The price is right - spin up any size server and add additional block storage if needed. Object memory is cheap and integrates very well with S3 CLIs and applications. I've been very happy with the knowledgeable and friendly customer service. The more recent additions of a firewall and Kubernetes is a welcome plus. The load balancer ("Load Balancer") service is easy to spin up and configure. Incentivized Eric Mintz CEO Read full review	Apple Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa. It stores files (e.g photos) nicely Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use. Incentivized Michelle Braun Learning & Organizational Development Manager Read full review	Dropbox I can share projects I need feedback on. I can make projects available to editors so that they can do their work. Dropbox is a place where I can store files that I can access from anywhere, even if I don't have my laptop with me at the time. I have an old friend who is an acting professor in Tokyo. He loves the dialogue that I write in my novels. He converts chapters into scenework for his acting students. They get very excited when there's new material! Howard R. Berger Financial Advisor Read full review
Cons	Akamai Some of the documentation requires some hand-holding to get started. It does explain how to do things, but sometimes finding the answer takes work. Some of the settings are not obvious, or in locations that are not completely clear without experience. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Apple Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people. Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly. Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors Incentivized Gavin Scott-Miller IT Consultant Read full review	Dropbox I’d like to be able to hover over an image/document and have it expand/enlarge without actually opening it I’d love to see a carousel that lets me thumb through more quickly I’m almost always in thumbnail view. I’d like to see them re-organize automatically when something is moved or deleted instead of leaving an empty space. AI options for photo editing. Easier pdf markups Stephanie Crawford Realtor Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Akamai I've been with them a long time. They provide me with the capabilities I need coupled with knowledgeable support that's not pay-for-extra. However, if I move to a non-Linux OS, the level of support by necessity will drop off. I can still ask questions about the infrastructure but I my ability to ask about OS features will decrease. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Apple It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Dropbox Dropbox is a user-friendly, easy tool which requires little to no skill and they offer a free version with a good amount of storage available. There are other file sharing tools available however at a cost. Dropbox free version I have used for years and it serves every purpose I need. Michelle Hidalgo Development and Marketing Manager Read full review
Usability	Akamai Simple and clear, no BS interface. From a design perspective it's no Apple or Stripe, but it does what it needs without making me want to stick a fork in my eyes, like when being forced to use Azure, AWS or GCP. Incentivized Erik Rothoff Andersson Founder Read full review	Apple While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem. Incentivized Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant Read full review	Dropbox It works extremely well, and we have never had any issues with connecting or sharing files. It's very easy to use, and any team member can share, add, and delete files to a virtual drive. This is extremely helpful, and it's an amazing tool to use, ensuring everyone can connect and work together effectively. CG Cody Gong radio tech Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Akamai There is very little planned downtime. Whenever planned downtime is necessary I'm always given lots of advanced notice and an explanation that I can pass along to my users that they'll understand. I really appreciate that Linode appreciates my commitment to reliable service to my users. It shows that they believe they've been successful when I'm successful. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I really recommend the product for the Dropbox availability is a great having very very less downtimes, they errors are less I have been faced yet, due to connectivity sometimes we are getting errors. Only sometimes the limitations of some features show some errors. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review
Performance	Akamai Servers are well dimensioned and price performant. Of course one always wants more, so if they were to upgrade their hardware for the same price I'd consider moving more workloads. Networking - never had an issue. Hardware speeds - disks are fast and can grow to great size. Incentivized Erik Rothoff Andersson Founder Read full review	Apple Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently. Incentivized Jeff Eaton Senior Digital Strategist Read full review	Dropbox Dropbox is really useful, you can access any file from anywhere and you can upload and even edit files online, but, sometimes it can be slow. Downloading, uploading, and syncing is a bit slow, it can take several minutes. Furthermore, the search engine for large amounts of data can be slow too and it is not powerful. AR Adriano Rosa Programmer Read full review
Support Rating	Akamai Support was excellent and fast. The documentation is extensive and helpful. I learned many things from their online documentation. I did not contact them by phone, but email took a day or less. Complex problems would probably need a service contract. I liked the friendly and polite tone of the support. Incentivized Osama Khan Support Specialist Read full review	Apple Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable. Incentivized Joshua Melder Customer Account Manager Read full review	Dropbox They immediately responded like in an example that I gave where one of our staff members accidentally deleted the whole Special Hope Network Dropbox, we immediately contacted Dropbox they walked us through the steps of how to retrieve the information and luckily enough we were able to retrieve the entire Dropbox and we have had back and forth with Dropbox on what to do when an employee leaves how to remove them how to add another employee. MP Milika Phiri Head of Operations Read full review
In-Person Training	Akamai No answers on this topic	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox The person for corporate product dealing and knowledge of the product explore and better and secure use are properly handover to us. Also provide full software and tool training from the basic to the pro level with each and every possible explanation. Provide many sessions regarding every doubt. Also Guide better suitable options for our business to migrate and integrate for the expansion in all places employee smoothly. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review
Online Training	Akamai We got kick started with an initial walkthrough along with some free credits. The initial walkthrough helped us to understand Linode's ecosystem and start our hands on with Linode. We tried out some apps from Marketplace initially with the free credits, which not only helped us understand Linode better, but also those apps. We had implemented many such apps to our customers with Linode Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I did not personally take any training for Dropbox so I am self taught but I know when our Vice President selected Dropbox, he personally did do some training modules on it and I'm assuming it was very easy and simple to understand since he now acts like he is a pro at it! AG Andrea Garofalo Office Manager Read full review
Implementation Rating	Akamai We're a small organization. The implementation of our Linode solution was trivial. Once I justified a cloud server to my bosses over a co-location -- the co-lo wasn't as fast as our linode server in load tests -- it was a matter of moving one Linux implementation to another. Trivial. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I needed to stay current in improving my daily operations. Dropbox was suggested to me by a former colleague two-years ago and I've been using it just fine ever since. Annesa L Lacey Founder & CEO Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Akamai We switched to Linode from Namecheap due to poor uptime, and never had any issues with stability ever again after switching. We also cut our costs in half by switching. We compared Linode to DigitalOcean and Vultr, with the primary factor that caused us to go with Linode initially being their documentation. After using Linode for 3 years, their amazing support is another reason why we wouldn't consider anyone else at this point. Incentivized DM Dakota Miles Software Developer Read full review	Apple Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer iCloud. I do think photos syncing is superior in iCloud. Incentivized Doug Fish Finance Director Read full review	Dropbox I prefer the layout and visual aspect of Dropbox as it mirrors my files on my computer. I feel that I am more organized, and it's easier to find my files in Dropbox than it was with Google Drive. Joy Cobert REALTOR Read full review
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	Akamai No answers on this topic	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I would recommend to this product directly to the sales team of Dropbox for the best deal provide to my referred person and provide the best service to them. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review
Scalability	Akamai Although I use only a fraction of their product offerings, the total set makes scalability an easy goal to shoot for. As I said, I have a few customers that use the services my Linode provides...and I like it that way. However, should I need to scale up, I can...without incurring any more cost than I need to. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox It's easy to integrate with the systems of Windows and Linux, easy to have web versions accessible, which provide the web login credentials. Also, it can be installed for individuals for the best autosync features. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review
Professional Services	Akamai No answers on this topic	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox Their services are highly rated for moving massive, complex data sets from legacy on-premise servers to the cloud with minimal downtime. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review
Return on Investment	Akamai With the partnership of Linode, Configr is today the best performance hosting solution in Brazil. With Linode, Configr can provide a PaaS solution without the cost of taking care of all the infrastructure issues such as IaaS. Linode allowed Configr to be one of the biggest hosting companies in Brazil. Incentivized Arthur Furlan CEO & Co-founder Read full review	Apple Apple's iCloud service can run very slow in countries where they aren't very focussed, like India. Apple did not back up videos over the cloud for a long time and needed manual sync. You will see similar issues like not allowing mobile data for some tasks. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Dropbox When it works (usually if a client already has Dropbox, so they don't get the solicitation to sign up), it works flawlessly. I've had multiple clients not see the "continue with download only" at the bottom and email me to resend the media another way because they don't have a Dropbox account. TW Tyler Walz Owner Read full review
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