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Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) vs Dropbox 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
7.3
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) offers cost efficiency, flexibility, and intangible benefits, enhancing user satisfaction and promoting project viability.
Sentiment score
6.3
Users appreciate Dropbox's low-cost features, though quantifying ROI is challenging; benefits include accessibility, security, and reduced complaints.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) offers prompt, 24/7 support, praised for responsiveness and effective, human-centric customer service.
Sentiment score
2.7
Dropbox support is mixed; positives include 24/7 availability, negatives involve slow email responses and licensing issue assistance.
They were very responsive to my issue.
They respond with relevant and easy-to-follow solutions.
Dropbox offers 24-hour support, both through chat and limited hour calls.
We provide the support ourselves and do not have any support straight from Dropbox.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Akamai Connected Cloud offers scalable solutions and adaptability for small to medium businesses, though some limitations exist compared to others.
Sentiment score
7.2
Dropbox is scalable for various business sizes, offering flexible plans, but may vary in effectiveness at enterprise levels.
For my usage, which is a small business, I rate the scalability of Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) around nine or ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) is praised for stability, reliability, proactive management, and minimal downtime, despite minor location-specific challenges.
Sentiment score
8.1
Users consider Dropbox stable and reliable, despite occasional syncing delays and reliance on internet connectivity for uploads.
 

Room For Improvement

Akamai Connected Cloud needs better security, support, expanded data centers, improved interface, and enhanced features for global performance.
Dropbox needs better storage, pricing, security, interface, and integration to enhance user experience and remain competitive.
The main area for improvement is the lack of a backup feature to the local hard disk or storage.
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.
It would be useful to have the option to sort or group by tags on the domains page.
Sharing documents with other people in the same division or department and being able to work without downloading the file would be ideal.
One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive.
 

Setup Cost

Akamai Connected Cloud offers cost-effective, predictable pricing with no hidden fees, appealing to enterprises over AWS, Google, and Azure.
Enterprise users find Dropbox pricing competitive, though opinions vary on cost-effectiveness and desire for better discounts and management.
I always receive more features for the same price.
 

Valuable Features

Akamai Connected Cloud excels in affordability, global coverage, flexibility, scalability, robust security, and exceptional customer support.
Dropbox offers user-friendly, secure storage with seamless syncing, easy sharing, scalability, and strong compatibility across all devices and environments.
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.
Their support is really good. I can ask anything at any time, and they are able to resolve issues like reinstating deleted Linodes.
I use the backup features as my main benefit from Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode), and since my business is small, I don't need more than this.
It also features an admin console where we can easily manage users, see which user has access to which content, and how much space they are consuming.
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Connected Cloud (Lin...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (3rd), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (9th)
Dropbox
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (3rd), Content Collaboration Platforms (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 5.4%, down 13.4% compared to last year.
Dropbox, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Storage, holds 5.4% mindshare, down 5.8% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Julio Graham - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Edgar  Paez - PeerSpot reviewer
Work from anywhere and backup easily while being practical
I recommend Dropbox, yet not for all of the features it has. I am a basic user. In a personal mode, we have about 100 employees, and maybe 20 of them use Dropbox as a personal backup system. ShareFile is more secure than Dropbox. Five years ago, ShareFile was qualified as having better security control, access privilege management, and version control recovery, among many features that we were using for private documentation. Overall, I would rate Dropbox an eight out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
35%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Construction Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 Dropbox?
For me, the biggest thing is version history. I can easily go back and view older versions.
What needs improvement with Dropbox?
One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive. In Dropbox, once a file is opened on one system, it locks the...
 

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