CenturyLink Public Cloud vs Linode

Likelihood to Recommend

I believe for small to mid business application hosting Centurylink provides an adequate service. When moving to larger scale business enviornments I believe the limitations, slowness is going to become a problem

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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I am sure Google, Microsoft and Amazon's services are probably more cost effective in the long term or possibly the very short term. But if you don't have an entire tech team behind you or the time to figure out the cost calculator Linode is a good option. They are also currently pretty competitive on price.If you are a competent Linux user then these VMs are a good option. I have now switched all my webservices to a $5/mo Nanode and it is serving me well.If you do not have the knowledge to install Apache and some internet security then possibly not the best option.If you are a Blender user and want to rent an NVidia RTX 6000 (or 4) for a few hours then it is also a good option

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P Thomas

Mr Many Hats

Freelance IT - Pitpat EngineeringComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Offloading the requirements for hosting apps in house - cost savings
Access ability - users could access documents and programs from anywhere
Collaborative work ability - multiple users could work within the same enviornment

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Exceptional uptime and reliability.
Easy to use control panel.
Ability to install various operating systems, fully customizable to your own needs.
Kept informed about any upcoming hardware maintenance with the ability to adjust the maintenance window to better serve our needs.
Easy automated backups at the touch of a button.
Affordable, excellent prices and package options.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Perhaps ease of use - it's not convoluted but a little more streamlined of an interface would be great
Make your presence more known - in a world of heavily advertised cloud options CenturyLink is not at the top of the pile and I think it may be due to a lack of awareness in the business community. Advertise!
Streamline functionality - interface can be a little slow at times.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Should consider allowing/supporting *BSD & OpenSolaris/IllumOS Unixes in their choices of .ISOs.
Should be a little more speedy updating non-systemd (real server) GNU/Linux .ISOs
For the number of servers they administer, might consider enlarging their team, but their current customer support team is more than adequate.

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David Chmelik

scientist

SelfWriting & Editing, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Linode 9.1

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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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Verified User

Administrator in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Usability

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Linode 8.6

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Linode is perfect for what it offers: The UI is a great start. Managing DNS is straightforward. The API is simple and well documented. Everything just works. The performance of the VMs is good and global coverage is more than sufficient for me. Private Layer 2 networking is the only feature I miss which would be really adding value.

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Harald Kubota

Veep

At HomeWriting & Editing, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

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Linode 9.1

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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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Verified User

Administrator in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Performance

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Linode 9.1

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Linode is an infrastructure provider issues related to performance are really on me. Linode provides a capable infrastructure and allows me to tailor performance of the services I provide to my customers to my specific situation. Linode allows me to implement "tweaks" that, from experience, I know will do the job with little risk without a whole bunch of static from idiot support 'droids who just get in the way ("this isn't supported at the present time").

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Verified User

Administrator in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

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Linode 8.5

Based on 183 answers

The support is always responsive and is able to help with all my queries so far with a professional and efficient manner. There is no comparison to other companies, they are the best at customer support and I am satisfied completely with their efforts.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Information Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

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Linode 8.7

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I wish it hadn't taken as many iterations as it did. Some of it is my own fault and some of it was related to limitations imposed on me by the programming environment I chose to use. All in all, I'd say I did a pretty good job. I'd stack my homegrown spam defenses up against anyone's!

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Verified User

Administrator in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I did not select the application hosting environment - I was a user. That being said I do not have much of a voice in the difference between hosted services that I have experienced.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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I'd say Linode's main competition is DigitalOcean, I always liked to use Linode instead of DigitalOcean, even though [DigitalOcean's] website looked more professional, and their panel was more robust. Nowadays though Linode has gotten much better but they can do more for sure. Comparing infrastructure and servers together I didn't see much difference for my use cases.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Engineering

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

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Linode 9.1

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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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Administrator in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

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Linode can be spun up so fast it is easy to jump right in.
Linode gives true console access, which AWS does not! That means things like single user mode and disk repairs (if even necessary) are actually possible. You can treat your machine like a pet, not cattle, if you want.
Linode has a fantastic mechanism for creating snapshots easily and affordably, and without shutting down the system; it's nice to know that safety net (and it works, btw) is there.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Research & Development

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

CenturyLink Public Cloud vs Linode