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Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) vs Amazon Elastic Container Service comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) offers cost-effective, flexible server options, enhancing user satisfaction and operational efficiency with significant savings.
Sentiment score
2.4
Amazon Elastic Container Service offers cost-effective scalability, operational savings, and ROI, especially benefiting larger companies with integrated services.
This saving is achieved since, with EC2, the entire virtual machine must be running regardless of workload, whereas Fargate eliminates this cost.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
Akamai Connected Cloud excels in responsive, personalized 24/7 support, often outperforming competitors like AWS and Google in user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.9
Amazon ECS support is responsive and friendly, but pricing is high and documentation initially lacking for complex issues.
They respond with relevant and easy-to-follow solutions.
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
They were very responsive to my issue.
CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
AWS partnership provides access to their architects for guidance when needed.
Chief Data Scientist at Ngenux
The customer support is good.
Lead DevSecOps Engineer & Founder of Spiderthings Solutions at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
We do not rely heavily on technical support from AWS as we have our own teams managing the infrastructure.
General Manager at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Akamai Connected Cloud is scalable and cost-effective, but some users prefer AWS for rapid scaling and advanced features.
Sentiment score
7.1
Amazon ECS excels in scalability with autoscaling and EKS, though some note slower scaling for large applications.
It is very easy to scale, highly optimized, and very flexible.
Senior Engineer 3 at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
For my usage, which is a small business, I rate the scalability of Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) around nine or ten.
CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Amazon Elastic Container Service has a scalability rating of ten out of ten.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
Scalability becomes an inherent capability in the cloud context, and this service does well in that regard.
General Manager at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Amazon Elastic Container Service has significant limitations regarding scalability.
Lead Developer at Virtual Restaurant Solutions
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is praised for its reliability, excellent availability, and quick resolution of rare issues.
Sentiment score
6.9
Amazon Elastic Container Service is highly stable with minimal downtime and praised for reliability, though user expertise impacts experiences.
The stability of Amazon Elastic Container Service is excellent.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
Amazon Elastic Container Service is mostly very stable.
General Manager at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
 

Room For Improvement

Users suggest enhancing Akamai Cloud with more managed services, global data centers, better security, integration, and improved customer support.
Amazon ECS needs improvements in orchestration, UI, logging, pricing, documentation, load balancing, autoscaling, monitoring, encryption, and compatibility.
The main area for improvement is the lack of a backup feature to the local hard disk or storage.
System Administrator at mmcytech
The main improvement I would like to see from Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is the ability to duplicate the server as it is and initialize a new one with the same features.
CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
There is room for improvement in offering a broader range of managed services and advanced enterprise features.
Senior Engineer 3 at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Currently, when scaling with Amazon Elastic Container Service, I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory usage to scale up or scale out; there is no option to monitor both simultaneously.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
When it comes to new-age services around AI, particularly in the areas of LLMs and genomics, these services are not fully available in our region's availability domain.
General Manager at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
They did not previously provide the ability to change the target group and load balancer after a deployment, but now they do.
Lead DevSecOps Engineer & Founder of Spiderthings Solutions at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Akamai Connected Cloud provides affordable, predictable pricing, valued for flexibility and transparency compared to major cloud providers.
Amazon ECS is cost-effective with pay-as-you-go pricing but can be expensive if misconfigured, offering good value.
I find Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)'s pricing very competitive.
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Amazon Elastic Container Service is quite cheap compared to Google, particularly for hosting databases.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
Our customers often do a trade-off between requiring services at particular SLA levels and being willing to pay a premium price to us as partners.
General Manager at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, the evergreen AWS is a definite win.
Lead DevSecOps Engineer & Founder of Spiderthings Solutions at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) offers fast, cost-effective services with a user-friendly interface, strong support, and flexible automation options.
Amazon ECS provides seamless container management with features like service discovery, auto-scaling, and AWS integration for cost-efficient deployments.
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.
System Administrator at mmcytech
The API support in Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) helps me automate routine infrastructure tasks, such as creating or deleting virtual machines and managing DNS records while configuring resources through scripts or infrastructure as code.
Senior Engineer 3 at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Their support is really good. I can ask anything at any time, and they are able to resolve issues like reinstating deleted Linodes.
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
It inherently offers scalability by default, without our IT teams needing to take the extra load to make the services available for our end users.
General Manager at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Main benefits that Amazon Elastic Container Service provides include saving maintenance costs in terms of saving time, and since it auto scales, we save on infrastructure costs by running at lower instances when it is not heavily used.
Chief Data Scientist at Ngenux
Availability is the most valuable feature because if containers are hosted on Amazon Elastic Container Service, they are truly available and do not go down.
Manager, Engineering at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Connected Cloud (Lin...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (4th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (7th)
Amazon Elastic Container Se...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (12th), Containers as a Service (CaaS) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, up 6.3% compared to last year.
Amazon Elastic Container Service, on the other hand, focuses on Container Management, holds 2.0% mindshare, up 1.4% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)7.1%
Amazon AWS14.3%
Microsoft Azure8.7%
Other69.9%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Container Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Elastic Container Service2.0%
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform13.8%
Amazon EKS11.1%
Other73.1%
Container Management
 

Featured Reviews

Vishwanath Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer 3 at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Fast cloud deployment has transformed web hosting and automated infrastructure management
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) offers multiple valuable features. The best features include straightforward cloud server deployment that is very reliable. The interface is intuitive, along with object storage and strong API support for automation. The API support in Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) helps me automate routine infrastructure tasks, such as creating or deleting virtual machines and managing DNS records while configuring resources through scripts or infrastructure as code. In those cases, I use the API model, which significantly reduces manual work and speeds up processes, helping me maintain a consistent environment. One of the most handy features is that it is straightforward, making it easy to manage. The control panel is also very user-friendly for managing servers, networking, and storage, with an interface that is clear and intuitive. Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) has positively impacted my organization by providing reliable cloud infrastructure. I can deploy servers very quickly, scale up resources whenever needed, and spend less time managing the infrastructure. Specific outcomes since adopting Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) include a significant reduction in time and effort required for server provisioning, which previously took an hour and now takes just a minute. This has helped me speed up development and testing. The predictable pricing has also helped control infrastructure costs, allowing me to track resource consumption and expenses better. The platform's reliability has contributed to stable application uptime.
AG
Lead Developer at Virtual Restaurant Solutions
Starts strong with functionalities but reveals cost limitations
The main challenge with Amazon Elastic Container Service is the significant learning curve. Everything mentioned took months to understand. It is not for the faint of heart. Though they have graphical interfaces and numerous dashboards that help create all the services graphically, learning to use Bash can be challenging. Because these are headless servers by nature, there is no graphical interface. It is not similar to Windows where you can hit the start button and look for your program, or Mac where you can look for programs on your desktop. Instead, users must understand this new paradigm of a Linux headless server, which requires using command-based prompts for builds and development.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
Construction Company
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

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?
While Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is straightforward and smooth, there is room for improvement in offering a broader range of managed services and advanced enterprise features. There is also sc...
What is your primary use case for Linode?
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is primarily used for web hosting and cloud infrastructure, specifically in infrastructure as a service, running virtual machines and cloud servers, and object stora...
What needs improvement with Amazon EC2 Container Service?
As for how Amazon Elastic Container Service can be improved, I currently find there is not much lacking since I can identify everything I need from Amazon Elastic Container Service container itself...
What is your primary use case for Amazon EC2 Container Service?
My main use case for Amazon Elastic Container Service is deploying microservices-based applications with different technologies.A quick specific example of a project or application I have deployed ...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon EC2 Container Service?
I would rate Amazon Elastic Container Service as a nine out of ten.I give it a nine out of ten because, although it is not a direct alternative, it is indirectly an alternative to Kubernetes, which...
 

Also Known As

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Amazon ECS, Amazon EC2 Container Service
 

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