Akamai Cloud Computing

Formerly Linode

Linode is well suited for everything from prototypes, proof of concept to large-scale applications where uptime and availability are key. Linode ticks almost all the checkboxes, but if you need managed databases or serverless infrastructure, then Linode might not be the best choice.

Linode is well suited for an easy-to-manage infrastructure if you have a small to moderate level of knowledge around hosting. It's not for a complete newbie who is just looking to host a Wordpress site, for example. I've never used any of their services or servers for email, so I have no idea how things perform there.

For small web services or applications, you don't need the scalability of AWS, Azure or GCP. With Linode you have no surprises in the monthly cost. Otherwise, if you need to scale fast or by season demands, you'll need to do a lot of work manually.
We also use Object Storage. It fits all our needs for a small project.

It's perfect for any individual, company, or team that is comfortable running their own servers. It is not necessarily ideal for a small company that just wants to put up a simple website. It is also not ideal if you want a one-stop solution for all of a company's online needs. However, in this day and age, such a solution doesn't really exist anywhere anymore and Linode is the next best thing.

Linode perfectly fits any startup. Not just that, it holds true for design and development business[es] to manage their client’s websites and applications with ease. Scalability is never a problem with Linode. Having said that, a load balanced cluster setup fits precisely for any Enterprise requirements. The availability of multiple linux flavors also gives us an additional choice while setting up opensource applications. Though we are using few Linodes for email servers, we would love to have an email service from Linode. That would take off our worries about managing the email server and services. We had been receiving few requirements year ago on GPU based applications, which we weren't able to take up. Now with the availability of GPU plans we don't have to worry.

It excels at small/medium business needs, maybe less so for enterprise use. Though from what I’ve used, the managed Kubernetes offering is pretty strong. Linode doesn’t offer everything like AWS or even similar competitors like Digital Ocean, but what they do offer is strong. We especially like that in most cases the pricing is very predictable. Very generous bandwidth.

If you want a fully hosted and supported solution like Heroku, Linode isn't for you. For someone with experience dealing with server deployment and management, Linode fits the bill. But you have to arrive with at least some proficiency in command line management if you want to user Linode to its fullest. Happily they have plenty of tutorials in their library to fill in the experience blanks for beginners.

Linode stands out as the optimal choice for on-demand Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), seamlessly spinning up Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to meet our dynamic needs. Its user-friendly dashboard offers unparalleled ease in monitoring critical metrics such as CPU load, RAM utilization, and network traffic, providing valuable insights into our system's performance in real-time. Moreover, Linode excels in managing Domain Name Servers (DNS), offering a comprehensive array of Zone Records to effectively handle our domain management requirements.One of Linode's notable strengths lies in its compatibility with automation tasks through the Linode API. This capability empowers us to streamline and optimize our processes by automating various tasks, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention. In essence, Linode not only delivers exceptional performance and reliability but also offers the flexibility and tools necessary to automate and manage our infrastructure seamlessly.

Linode is suitable if you are a start up, as it is not only low cost, but easily scalable. You do not suffer from vendor lock in to the degree you would on the Microsoft or AWS platforms. Linode's documentation is also quite extensive, and there support are their if you really get stuck. For the price, you will not find another provider with better performance or uptime.

As a fairly small business owner, Linode is my cloud service provider of choice for any deployment that requires long-running virtual private servers. They are an excellent alternative to the big-name monolithic cloud service providers like GCP and AWS, and frankly, Linode is friendly and personable. It feels like they are always ready to support even their smallest customers.

My organization has relied heavily on AWS for everything for many years - however we have started migrating to more and more of Linode's services. The customer support is faster and better, the prices are more affordable, and the speed and reliability is equal to what AWS was offering. I am also confident in the ability to scale under Linode.

I came to Linode without much prior experience managing servers. I really appreciated the thorough documentation to help me set up a server, configure a web server, keep the system as secure as possible, and maintain everything. I can start small and grow with Linode as my company grows.

It does exactly what it's supposed to do - provide us with Linux servers with high availability and easy of management.

If you just need a website and don’t have a desire to learn server administration, Linode isn’t for you. For any service where virtualized servers are appropriate, it’s hard for me to see where Linode would be unsuitable. They’ve always handled my needs, from a simple $5 “nanode” to clusters of servers providing online learning environments and video processing/transcoding/hosting for an online higher ed institution.

I was able to host CRM instances with backup included for $7 a month

Linode provides a wide range of configurations and prices, suitable for many budgets and needs. They also have a lot of experience in providing these services for many years.

We have almost exclusively used Debian distributions for our work, but they offer a large number of other versions of Linux.

Beside "raw" distributions of Linux, they also offer other VMs containing specialized installations of a variety of applications, such as Wordpress, Drupal and Docker.

Linode is comparatively affordable to Azure and, GCP, AWS. For starters experiments, I would strongly suggest Linode as the best place to begin experimentation. Linode is very cost-effective for setting up custom tech stacks like LAMP or MEAN stack to deploy applications. Additionally, the documentation was really good for self-support users.

We do both software development and DevOps. In nearly EVERY case, Linode was a better fit for our clients than the "Big 3" competitors, based on Linode's simple, predictable pricing structure, and the ease of provisioning and configuring... which typically takes about 1/10 of the time compared to the "Big 3".

For a small number of single-purpose or bespoke virtual servers, Linode is my go-to solution. For something larger such as Kubernetes clusters, I would veer towards Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure.

The performance of Linode is excellent and has never failed us on any day. It effectively monitors data from external sources and transforms it for business planning. It has a great backup and recovery system that gives our workforce team trust and more time to concentrate on more productive duties. It estimates the cost of project implementation and offers the best criteria of implementing tasks at minimum cost.

Linode itself is a very cheap tool and it has multiple benefits to all businesses, especially for easy data encryption, data back up, and the data recovery tools are excellent and effective. Linode can quickly move a group of different data with different formats across several platforms and very securely.

If you want a robust, reliable, high-performance cloud compute solution then I personally feel that Linode is a great place to start. I find them excellent for those variable workloads that come and go, but where you need complete control over the lifecycle of your machines, and flexibility to spin new ones up and shut redundant ones down at will.

Great for spinning up an application server quickly and at a low cost, although it would be good to have reserved instances or be able to pause billing on servers that are shutdown for a period of time.