We compared Linode and Google Cloud based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, the user reviews highlight that both Linode and Google Cloud offer reliable performance, excellent customer support, competitive pricing, and positive returns on investment. However, Linode stands out for its fast server setup, extensive documentation, and robust networking capabilities, while Google Cloud excels in scalability, integration with other Google services, and security measures. Users also emphasize the need for enhancements in certain areas for both platforms.
Features: The valuable features of Linode include reliable performance, fast server setup, extensive documentation, robust networking capabilities, and excellent customer support. Google Cloud emphasizes robust scalability, seamless integration with other Google services, excellent performance, extensive security measures, and reliable customer support.
Pricing and ROI: Linode's setup cost is straightforward with minimal effort and no hidden costs, while Google Cloud offers flexible licensing options. Users find both pricing competitive and good value for money., Linode's product has shown a positive ROI with increased efficiency and cost savings, while Google Cloud's product has also demonstrated positive returns on investment and value.
Room for Improvement: Linode: Users have identified areas for improvement in terms of enhancing their experience based on feedback. Google Cloud: Users have highlighted the need for improvements in speed, reliability, ease of use, transparent pricing, and customer support based on feedback.
Deployment and customer support: Based on user reviews, the duration required to establish a new tech solution varies significantly for Linode and Google Cloud. Some users spent three months on deployment and an additional week on setup for Linode, while for Google Cloud, some spent several months on deployment alone. Additionally, the terms "deployment" and "setup" may refer to the same period of time. Overall, the implementation time for Linode seems to depend on individual circumstances, while for Google Cloud, it depends on individual circumstances and requirements., Linode's customer service and support have been commendable, with users expressing satisfaction and positive experiences. Users appreciate the prompt and helpful assistance provided by Linode's support team. On the other hand, Google Cloud's customer service has been praised for its excellent assistance, responsiveness, and reliability in addressing customers' queries and concerns.
The summary above is based on 51 interviews we conducted recently with Linode and Google Cloud users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"This platform is popular with technical users because of the abilities for customization and fine-tuning performance."
"The infrastructure is easy to manage."
"The availability of content on the solution is very valuable."
"The stability is good with Google Cloud."
"It is stable. It is easy to learn and very straightforward."
"The product scales well."
"I haven't had any trouble setting up Google Cloud."
"It's easy to work with."
"The cloud management panel is nice."
"The solution integrates easily."
"Linode has many other cloud servers across the globe."
"The virtual machine configuration tool is very helpful for setting up a new server or for modifying an existing server."
"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."
"The simplicity by which you can handle your inventory is one of the things I like the most."
"The most valuable features are the simple scalability and ease of starting a new virtual machine."
"I very much like the support that you get, and I think that it's excellent."
"The Spanish version is in beta. It needs to be farther along."
"The solution could be a bit cheaper."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"The price of the license could be cheaper."
"We'd like the storage to be increased."
"The documentation could be better."
"The storage available for this solution could be improved, especially compared to a solution like Microsoft which offers 1 TB of storage. Google cloud offers only 30 GB."
"Google Cloud could improve the integration with other solutions."
"Everything is up-to-date for a small business. But for big business, they need to improve certain things. For example, there should be better security."
"Right now, they don't have multiple data centers. They have limited data centers. I am currently using the Singapore and Mumbai data centers, but I am looking for data centers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. They need to improve the availability of their data centers and partnership engagements with cloud Panda solution providers, like us."
"Its cost can be improved."
"It would be nice if they had more data centers in Latin America."
"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."
"Because they are a smaller company, they do not have, for example, all of the ways for authentication that Amazon or Azure has."
"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."
"I would like to see more seamless integration with backup, although it's pretty easy to do."
Google Cloud is ranked 4th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 66 reviews while Linode is ranked 6th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 27 reviews. Google Cloud is rated 8.2, while Linode is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Google Cloud writes "Great for big data with off-the-charts scalability for storage and databases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Linode writes "Straightforward to set up, helpful support, and the Object Storage is useful for system backups". Google Cloud is most compared with Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Pivotal Cloud Foundry, OpenShift and SAP Cloud Platform, whereas Linode is most compared with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cloudflare, Google Kubernetes Engine and Amazon EKS. See our Google Cloud vs. Linode report.
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