Linode vs NGINX Plus comparison

Linode

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92% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Linode

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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

NGINX Plus

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (2nd), Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (5th)

Featured Reviews

Robert Watt

Director at Picosoft

Aug 2, 2022

Prompt and professional service, easy to set up, supports many versions of Linux

Given our business model, it is very important that Linode offers a focused set of cloud computing services because it means that we can then mirror our software in the cloud. When we do want to do things like developing web service interfaces then the environment is available. We chose SUSE Linux but we could have chosen Fedora. They offer quite a number of Linux solutions. Initially and at this point, the fact that Linode offers worldwide coverage via multiple data centers is not important to us. However, our software is becoming obsolete and when they finally stop using it, we'll offer an archive, online inquiry for them. At that point, it will be an important feature. We have accessed it using SSH on a number of different platforms and it works every time.

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Derrick Brockel

Senior Manager of Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Dec 14, 2023

The product is resilient and reasonably priced, but support and troubleshooting could be a challenge

We use the solution for application transactions. It is used for our corporate business and customer-facing applications The solution enables good messaging between two data centers. The product is resilient. It provides a single API. It is a pretty solid solution. The solution does transactions…

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

Pros

"Generally speaking, I have not found any faults using Linode. For what we wanted, they provided a complete solution."

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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 appreciate."

"The cloud management panel is nice."

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"Supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy."

"With NGINX, I appreciate its ability to route traffic geographically."

"The flexibility of its modules allow it to be scalable."

"It's lightweight software that can handle heavy loads efficiently."

"It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX."

"Zero Downtime has always been a strength in recommending infrastructure web services. NGINX allows me to execute such infrastructure with less complications and the ability to switch from server to server easily."

"Application Gateway with application-level firewall tool and load distributor and balancer (also serves for A/B testing)."

"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps."

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Cons

"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."

"Its cost can be improved."

"The product must improve its security."

"There is room for improvement regarding customer support."

"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 encountered any major issues. I might consider using API for managing DNS records, but overall, I'm satisfied with Linode."

"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."

"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."

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"Make modules easier to enable or disable. The beauty and ugly side of the NGINX modules is you have to know how to compile the module. For beginners or non-very technical aspirant(s) going for NGINX, they have to learn how to compile the modules."

"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."

"The user interface could be improved."

"The solution needs to be easier to setup and deploy."

"If NGINX brings some features for health check in the open source version, it would be better. "

"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."

"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."

"The solution's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Currently, we are at $40 a month but they have costly solutions as well."

"The pricing model is simple."

"The pricing model is very simple. I like the simplicity of it, starting at $5, then doubling as it goes up from there. That is a brilliant idea, and it is not complex at all. It is about as dead simple as you can imagine. So, if you want to double what you have, then you double your price, pay the money, and reboot. It is done. It's that simple. You can't beat that."

"It is quite affordable, which makes it a great choice."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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"You pay for each feature that you want."

"It's an open source solution, so it's free."

"NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. "

"NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it."

"Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."

"The price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours."

"I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."

"The solution is free, but you can spend a lot of money with a complex solution."

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Computer Software Company

18%

University

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

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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 ...

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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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Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?

IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications,...

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What do you like most about NGINX Plus?

It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX Plus?

There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free. There's also NGINX Plus, which is a paid version with additional features.

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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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.

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NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache.

NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

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