Dropbox vs Linode comparison

Dropbox

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Linode

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96% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dropbox

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (5th), Content Collaboration Platforms (1st)

Linode

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (6th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (7th)

Featured Reviews

Radek Skrivanek

Department Leader: Project Leadership Production Compact at SKODA AUTO a.s.

Jan 18, 2024

A product that offers good performance and can be integrated easily into any environment

I use the solution in my company since it helps us in the area of our internal testing. The area of document storage is connected directly with the solution The product can be integrated into a particular environment, especially the ones with products from Cisco. The most valuable feature of the…

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Ken Biggs

President at Lone Star Technologies

Oct 10, 2022

Great service and support, easy to resize and scale, and easy to manage

It would be wonderful to have the person that is most familiar with an issue when you call up available on the phone immediately, but I understand that can't always be the case. There are too many different kinds of issues and you need a hierarchy for people to handle concerns. I've had some difficulties with some of their IP addresses being banned by certain mail servers. I think it's based on the size of their network that they manage and the fact that they have different users within C-blocks of IPs that might be spam sources affecting anybody else that's on that same network. It's a difficult problem to address, but it does affect us occasionally, and having your email rejected is not something any of us like dealing with. Typically, we try to reach out to the party that is blocking the IP address. On occasion, it takes contacting Linode and having them also reach out and request that the IP be unblocked. So far, that's been adequate.

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

Pros

"The main feature that I found the most valuable is the ability to link the documents such that they are automatically taken to a page where you can review them."

"The performance is good."

"I can use the cloud version for storage and easy retrieval."

"The way the tool is designed and using the tool itself is quite transparent."

"File syncing is the most valuable feature. I use it every day to sync files across to the cloud."

"The solution is very fast and simple. If I want to share a file I can put it on the cloud or on-premise. It's user-friendly."

"I can edit my files online, and I like the comments option."

"Its usability is valuable. It is easy to use."

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"The most valuable aspects of Linode are the virtual server and the clean server. I install what I need on it."

"The most valuable feature is the static IP address, which has been very helpful for being able to log into the same address over the course of more than a decade."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is the domain settings page."

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

"Because of the way that their pricing model is set up, I can scale up or down the size of a customer's server very easily. It makes life very easy for me when they run out of space, need more speed or RAM, etc. I can very easily pay the difference and reboot the machine, and now I have the upgrade that I wanted. That just makes it extremely simple."

"For small businesses and people who have some technical skills and are good with Linux command line, this solution is great. I love Linode because it is very fast. Whereas, the same configuration on Azure and AWS will be so slow. The best thing is that their pricing and speed are great."

"When it comes to the Linode Kubernetes Engine and the amount of automation it provides, it's awesome, it's a game-changer. If a process randomly dies, it could take me a while to notice that it has died, if I haven't set up monitoring. With Kubernetes, it will just restart itself using Heartbeats."

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Cons

"The solution could provide more capacity for free."

"The arrangement of documents can be simplified. Personally, I am used to it, but for a new user, it might be a little confusing. It can maybe have a feature to allow people to collaborate or work on the same document at the same time. I'm just using it to load and access information, and I haven't faced many challenges. However, I have seen that the whole system or laptop slows down a bit when I am synchronizing files to Dropbox. I don't know if it is because of my system. It might be good if they can enhance the synchronization process so that we can specify that synchronization should be done after 30 minutes. In addition, synchronization should only be done for the documents that have been uploaded."

"There is a potential improvement regarding storage capacity and offering more than its current four gigabytes."

"For us, storage is an issue. The free version is too small in terms of the amount of storage on offer."

"There is room for improvement in Dropbox's security measures."

"They can do the scanning of viruses, and they can also do malware detection when they do the synchronization."

"Currently, it permits up to five users, but for larger families, it would be beneficial to have a more flexible offering."

"Dropbox can improve by enhancing the capacity of storage in the free version."

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"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."

"When it comes to marketing and exposure, Linode needs improvement because I just randomly found them by looking for Linux solutions."

"They are already working on the firewalls and VLANs, which need improvement, and are now in beta. I am on the beta program for the firewalls, but I can't use it yet because they are only in Mumbai and Australia, and I am not in those data centres. This is the one thing that I have been waiting for almost since the day that I joined them, so it is nice that they are doing that. The VLANs will be an improvement as well, and I am keen and waiting for that."

"One thing that I'd really like to see is auto-scaling node pools for their Kubernetes. I don't think that they have that. That's a huge one and would be very helpful. Specifically, what I would like is auto-scaling node pools that would scale down to zero nodes, which is tricky. That's very important for certain use cases."

"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."

"They don't have role-based access control, which is problematic for us."

"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."

"The network between different servers isn't very good. I have to install additional solutions to link the servers with each other."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Dropbox is one of the cheapest tools in the market."

"The solution is paid for annually."

"Given the price and limitations, there are more competitive options available."

"I am using the free version of the solution."

"I need to pay towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."

"We pay for the license yearly."

"There is a subscription-based pricing model and I pay monthly."

"The subscription could be cheaper."

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"The solution is neither cheap nor expensive."

"The biggest benefit of Linode is the pricing. It's the best deal in the business... Their pricing model is also very simple compared to Azure. I don't understand why Azure doesn't price things the way that Linode does."

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

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

"The monthly cost depends on your requirements."

"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."

"I pay $5 per month for each of three servers, for a total of $15 per month, and I normally prepay a few months in advance."

"The value for the price is really good."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

52%

Computer Software Company

University

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

University

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dropbox?

For me, the biggest thing is version history. I can easily go back and view older versions.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dropbox?

The solution charges after 5GB of storage.

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What needs improvement with Dropbox?

Sometimes, the startup can be a bit slow, which is slightly irritating, but otherwise, I don't really struggle with it at all. So, the performance could be faster.

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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 ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Linode?

Compared to other providers, I find Linode's pricing a bit higher. Storage could be more affordable.

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What needs improvement with Linode?

I'm not sure what could be improved at Linode since they're likely already making enhancements, especially with the Akamai acquisition and, I don't have any specific suggestions as I haven't encoun...

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Overview

Dropbox provides cloud-based file syncing, sharing, and storage. It specializes in helping large-scale businesses stay organized and productive while protecting the integrity of sensitive information with enterprise-level security. Dropbox is a valuable solution for businesses looking to simplify communication, safeguard information, and improve collaboration. Dropbox's platform provides a user-friendly, real-time sharing and storage solution for large businesses.

The company's enterprise-level service plan includes 256-bit AES and SSL encryption, an optional two-step verification process, and optional mobile passcodes, which provide tight security to protect sensitive information. Dropbox uniquely offers a remote wipe feature, which allows businesses to keep data safe when an employee leaves the company or a computer is lost.

Dropbox stands out from the competition by offering businesses expanded storage, unlimited file recovery and versioning, and control over sharing permissions. Additionally, Dropbox provides businesses with team management solutions, including device and location tracking, login tracking, detailed user management options for administrators, and centralized billing.

Collaboration between team members is further simplified with the addition of various Dropbox apps that allow advanced functionality such as document editing, CRM, and e-signatures. Dropbox has become one of the most popular business tools, entrusted by 97 percent of all Fortune 500 companies.

Before implementing Dropbox, global apparel merchandiser BCBGMAXAZRIA was struggling to structure communication and increase company-wide efficiency, which resulted in the need for increased staff hours and expenses. Since choosing Dropbox as its cloud-based sharing and storage solution, BCBGMAXAZRIA has been able to restructure its file sharing and collaboration streams in every department. As a result, BCBGMAXAZRIA is able to boost efficiency, reduce expenses, and protect its information throughout all 550 locations.

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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