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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Akamai Cloud Computing

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAkamai 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

    Azure Blob Storage

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Blob Storage system on Azure is designed to make unstructured data available to customers anywhere through REST-based object storage.

    $0.01

    per GB/per month

    Pricing
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAzure Blob Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Block Blobs
    $0.0081
    per GB/per month
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    $0.0081
    per GB/per month
    Files
    $0.058
    per GB/per month
    Managed Discs
    $1.54
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAzure Blob Storage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCPU, 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 ComputingAzure Blob Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Akamai
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    The Linode interface is just vastly better, easier, more responsive. Pricing overall is similar, but Linode is better for short term testing.

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    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    Linode is cheaper, but also far less complicated. Cost calculation is straightforward, unlike Azure, so it is simple to create projections for how much a solution will cost to deploy. Even though I get free Azure credits through my partner agreement with Microsoft, I selected …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    Google Cloud Storage
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAzure Blob Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (218 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (30 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (217 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    -
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    Configurability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    9.1
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAzure Blob Storage
    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
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    Microsoft
    In Azure, it is the storage to use, and in my view, the Blob Storage offers more, or finer-grained configuration options, than S3. So my recommendation would be to check in detail what is offered. As the Blob Storage is more or less a Microsoft exclusive product, the "interoperability" is more limited than, for example, with S3. The S3 is more widely adopted, and if you cannot exclude a migration scenario from one cloud provider to another, additional effort is needed.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    • Ease of use both through Azure Portal as well as API.
    • Cost-effective solution for storing a large amount of data compared to other storage solutions.
    • Scalability, Security, and Performance are the other key aspects of Azure Blob Storage that are easily manageable through Admin Console.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    • Sometimes the behavior is nondeterministic (e.g. compare config via UI vs. terraform).
    • While it does some things better than S3, the interoperability in a migration scenario seems cumbersome.
    • The number of features/config options is overwhelming; we found the docs, etc., a bit hard to read.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Microsoft
    Blob storage is fairly simple, with several different options/settings that can be configured. The file explorer has enhanced its usability. Some areas could be improved, such as providing more details or stats on how many times a file has been accessed. It is an obvious choice if you're already using Azure/Entra.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
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    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.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft has improved its customer service standpoint over the years. The ability to chat with an issue, get a callback, schedule a call or work with an architecture team(for free) is a huge plus. I can get mentorship and guidance on where to go with my environment without pushy sales tactics. This is very refreshing. Typically support can get me to where I need to be on the first contact, which is also nice.
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    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
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    Microsoft
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    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.
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    Microsoft
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    Azure Premium Blob offers better latency than competitors. It works best with the Azure ecosystem, and competitors lack it. Azure Blob even stands out in storage durability, providing up to 16 nines. It can have various use cases that can suit all the organisation's needs. The Azure Blob solution can also be deployed on-premises.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    • Azure Blob has reduced our overall infrastructure cost.
    • With Azure Blob Storage, we don't need dedicated personnel to maintain storage and its related infrastructure.
    • Azure Blob Storage provides a one-stop storage solution for most of our business needs, allowing us to focus solely on the business.
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    ScreenShots

    Akamai Cloud Computing Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to manage all LinodesScreenshot of the Cloud Manager used to create Linode instances, manage Kubernetes clusters, add backups to Linodes, deploy Marketplace Apps, or create Object Storage buckets.Screenshot of the fully-managed container orchestration engine to deploy Kubernetes clusters.Screenshot of dedicated CPU instances that run on their own CPU cores. No sharing the processor with other instances.