Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) vs Kubernetes comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai Connected Cloud (Lin...

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (3rd), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (9th)

Kubernetes

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Container Management (4th)

Mindshare comparison

Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) and Kubernetes aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, down 12.6% compared to last year.
Kubernetes, on the other hand, focuses on Container Management, holds 6.2% mindshare, down 6.5% since last year.

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)	7.1%
Amazon AWS	16.6%
Microsoft Azure	14.9%
Other	61.4%

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

Container Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Kubernetes	6.2%
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform	19.5%
Amazon EKS	11.9%
Other	62.4%

Container Management

Featured Reviews

Julio Graham

Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Support resolves issues quickly and helps in expanding storage efficiently

Their support is really good. I can ask anything at any time, and they are able to resolve issues like reinstating deleted Linodes. They include features like retaining deleted Linodes for 30 days. They offer volumes and object storage, which I can add quickly, and they are high speed. I can easily expand space for database work. Although I used to create images, I found them outdated and prefer installing new images.

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Venu Boddu

AWS DevOps Engineer at Hexaware Technologies Limited

Manage infrastructure automation and smooth application deployment with robust auto-scaling capabilities

Kubernetes is highly valuable for its node-based setup, which allows for the running of multiple pods. This feature is essential for infrastructure automation and application deployment. Kubernetes also offers rollback control and auto-scaling capabilities, which are crucial for maintaining an application's availability even if nodes or pods go down. Additionally, Kubernetes supports load balancing to distribute traffic efficiently across multiple pods.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We can scale up and down as we require."

"The number one thing we like about Linode isn't necessarily a service, it's their support. We've found their support to be absolutely fantastic. They've been so outstanding with their support. Every single time we call them and we ask for advice or help, they go above and beyond and it's really made us appreciate what they do."

"It has helped to minimize the risk and scale services at large in virtually no time."

"Service availability is the most valuable feature. It gives every user 100 percent uptime."

"The most valuable feature is that they are flexible and easy to get ahold of if I need something."

"Overall, Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is easy to use and has a fair price, making it accessible and straightforward, which is crucial when compared to other complex solutions."

"For my usage, which is a small business, I rate the scalability of Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) around nine or ten."

"Linode has many other cloud servers across the globe."

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"The product is highly scalable."

"The performance is good."

"I like that it has really boosted cloud-native development and stood the test of time. The underlying architecture allows one to scale as per the business KPIs much faster."

"This solution provides a comprehensive way to scale up our ports and containers, without having to use multiple products."

"This product has a rich toolset from the community including CNI plug-ins, Helm packages, operators, dashboards, various integrations, etc."

"Kubernetes' most valuable features include scalability and deployment."

"The tool's most valuable feature is the auto-scaling feature. However, Kubernetes is not used alone; it is part of a complete deployment pipeline integrated with DevOps. This pipeline includes automation and deployment capabilities."

"If you're switching from VMs to Kubernetes, you will see a return because you can pack more into the Kubernetes architecture using containers rather than VMs. You'll see some more savings on your infrastructure, as well."

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Cons

"I would like to see more seamless integration with backup, although it's pretty easy to do."

"It's not really an issue with Linode itself but upgrading Linux major versions can be challenging. It would be be fantastic if Linode developed a way to ease transitioning to a major new Linux upgrade."

"It would be helpful if they provided the additional Linux distributions that I prefer using. But there is still a workaround. I can do it without direct support. It's a bit more complicated, but it can still be done."

"They could have more international servers. There are certain places throughout Europe and Eastern Europe which are very open to doing a lot of technology business, such as Romania. Romania is very open to technology. At other service providers, I have stuff in Romania. I think there are some Eastern European locations that would be more open to it. So, if they could have more European points of presence, that would be more helpful."

"Before they changed the dashboard, I found some of the more granular options easier to find."

"The only improvement in this aspect of the service which I can think of is perhaps a pool of developers who could be hired for those cases where the need goes beyond the support offered."

"I would like Linode (without cluttering things) to provide some type of DevOps workflow where people are configuring their pipelines from running their tests and deploying to their test server. Once approved by clicking a button, it just gets deployed to production. I would like something like Azure DevOps, which we use for large applications, and would be something nice to have in Linode."

"The main area for improvement is the lack of a backup feature to the local hard disk or storage."

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"Setup was not straightforward."

"It increases developers' overhead."

"The lack of native support for billing and self-service capabilities is an area Kubernetes could improve. This requires the use of third-party integrations or managed services in order for customers to be able to deploy clusters on their own. It would be beneficial to have these features built-in into the Kubernetes platform."

"The dashboard, monitoring, and login need improvements."

"There is a feature called Terraform and, based on the reviews I have read, it could be improved."

"Management features could be simplified."

"The virtual machines should be GUI-based"

"Security could be improved. It would be helpful if there were other security modules built into Kubernetes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Being that they are small, their prices are slightly higher than the large providers like Amazon if you compare raw computing power."

"The value for the price is really good."

"I pay just over £20 per month and have done so ever since I started eight years ago, which to me is good value."

"Overall, it is cost-effective. They offer flat, no lock-in pricing. We also get discounts. As compared to its competitors, it is costly, but at the same time, it has many features."

"At this point, I'm paying more like $35 per month for a slightly bigger machine, and the backup, and the object service."

"The pricing model is very simple. If you have very small applications, you can use the plan which costs $5 per month. That gives you 50 GB of memory and almost 1 GB of RAM. If you need more than you have to select the next plan which is $10 per month, which has about 70 GB of data and 2 GB of RAM."

"The solution is neither cheap nor expensive."

"is a little cheaper than Google or Amazon, more or less on par with the other competitors."

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"Kubernetes is an open-source solution that can be free. We have some distribution with licenses, such OpenShift and Tucows in Amazon. They are billing services."

"Kubernetes is open-source. Kubernetes is free, but we're charged for AWS utilization."

"The solution is affordable."

"The solution itself is open-source, so there is no cost attached to it. However, it requires a virtual machine to operate, which does come at a cost; a choice of a pay as you go model, or a monthly charge via an enterprise agreement. There is a pricing calculator available, where organizations can determine the level and number of virtual machines required, and how much that will cost."

"The solution is open source and has no fees."

"Microsoft provides reasonable costs for Kubernetes."

"Pricing isn't a major concern for us. Since we resell Kubernetes services and focus on providing support, integration, and education, we don't usually have pricing issues. Our customers are more concerned with getting the right support and services than the cost. So, the value we provide is more important than the actual pricing. Pricing might change in the future, but it’s not a big issue for us right now."

"I would say the solution is worth the money, but it depends on the required workloads, the type of workload, and the scaling requirements etc."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Comms Service Provider

12%

University

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Government

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Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	25
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	47

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Linode?

When I started using Linode, I found its functionality easy to navigate, user-friendly and responsive to my needs. It provides clear reminders about services I'm not using, like DNS zones, which I ...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Linode?

I find Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)'s pricing very competitive. They never charge extra without improvements. I always receive more features for the same price.

What needs improvement with Linode?

I am not satisfied with the customization options from Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) because I still haven't tried any new capabilities provided by them yet. I am still keeping it as a virtual se...

What do you like most about Kubernetes?

There are many good features. I feel that the scale-out features, like replica sets, are very good. The number of running containers can be autoscaled.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kubernetes?

Since we use Kubernetes on-premises, the costs are related to our expertise and the personnel we hire.

What needs improvement with Kubernetes?

Although we face issues when migrating to new versions of Kubernetes, such as misunderstandings on using new features or integration with proxy services, these issues can be addressed with proper p...

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Overview

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with our Linux virtual machines and robust set of tools to develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.

Linode believes that in order to accelerate innovation in the cloud, virtual computing must be more accessible, affordable, and simple. Our infrastructure-as-a-service platform is deployed across 11 global markets from our data centers around the world and is supported by our Next Generation Network, advanced APIs, comprehensive services, and vast library of educational resources. Linode products, services, and people enable developers and businesses to build, deploy, and scale applications more easily and cost-effectively in the cloud.

Increase storage capacity with additional Block Storage or S3-compatible Object Storage. Add instant Backups with complete independency to your stack. Ensure your applications and services are highly-available with Linode NodeBalancers. Deploy Kubernetes clusters with our fully-managed container orchestration engine.

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CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM bundled into one simple price.

Akamai

Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community.

Sample Customers

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