Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) vs Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform comparison

"The cloud management panel is nice."

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

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

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

"The management of different DNS domains is beneficial due to the user-friendly interface that provides all necessary options."

"They have a very nice web interface to allow you to manage and reorganize your server."

"The fact that you can do any Linux distribution is great. You can try out any Linux distribution, even some of the more obscure ones, and they are always keeping them up-to-date. As soon as a new distribution comes out, it is on the platform pretty much the same day, which I find really helpful."

"The ability to fire up a virtual machine, use it, and then kill it, is quite a valuable feature for me."

"The most valuable features of OpenShift include its advanced security, integrated DNS system, built-in pipeline management with Tekton, enhanced networking routes, and dedicated platforms for DataOps and MLOps."

"It automates rolling out new features, packaging the code, conducting security scans, and deploying to OpenShift."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it has a lot to offer to developers, so they don't need to care about the infrastructure or basic setup of the containers, so you can just jump in and develop."

"They have built on top of Kubernetes. Most of the Kubernetes latest technology is already supported by the solution."

"Openshift is a very developer-friendly product."

"OpenShift provides tools that tell me everything I have on a container, and I can make it on-premise or on a cloud infrastructure."

"It is very lightweight and can be deployed very fast, especially when it comes to containers."

"It is easy to expand."

"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."

"It would be helpful if they offered a service where they handle the Linux security."

"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."

"Its cost can be improved."

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

"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."

"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."

"The Cloud Manager interface sometimes feels slow, particularly when accessed from Asia."

"The price needs to be improved in OpenShift Container Platform. When I choose this, the product is the first factor that we have to make a long analysis to compare the real cost for the other services. However, price is high."

"The product could benefit from additional operators and tools integrated with OpenShift."

"It has an option to install OpenShift without connecting it to the Internet. We tried this, but it was very hard. We couldn't manage to use that option. We wanted to use it offline for installations, updates, upgrades, etc., but we didn't find the offline installation and updates easy. This could be better."

"One challenge is that sometimes it may be difficult to find the answers to your questions if you are not a Red Hat customer."

"I want to see more incorporation of native automation features; then, we could write a code, deploy it directly to OpenShift, and allow it to take care of the automated process. Using this method, we could write one application and have elements copy/pasted to other applications in the development process."

"I believe that the documentation part is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"OpenShift has a pretty steep learning curve. It's not an easy tool to use. It's not only OpenShift but Kubernetes itself. The good thing is that Red Hat provides specific targeted training. There are five or six pieces of training where you can get certifications. The licenses for OpenShift are pretty expensive, so they could be cheaper because the competition isn't sleeping, and Red Hat must take that into account."

"The product's interface is a bit buggy."

"Compared to other service providers, like AWS and Google, the cost of services are much less and more affordable. We are saving about 90 percent by going with Linode versus other cloud providers."

"Pricing-wise, I find it simple in that they give you a monthly fee, but they also charge it hourly. So, if you are using the service for a small part of the month, then you are only paying for that small amount instead of a whole month, like with other providers. It is a flat monthly fee if you use the service for the entire month. It just makes things so simple. Because they are focusing on Linux, you don't have to worry about licensing costs of Windows and things like that. So, the price that they give you is the price that you need to pay each month. I just find it so simple compared to the likes of AWS and Azure. It is nice, easy, and predictable. I know exactly what I am going to be paying each month and what resources I get for that price."

"There might be something a little bit cheaper but I find it very fair and competitive, and nothing to complain about."

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

"The value for the price is really good."

"The monthly cost depends on your requirements."

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

"Pricing is very good and flexible, according to the resources required."

"The solution is expensive, and I rate it an eight out of ten. There is a subscription called OpenShift Plus, which offers additional features and products the vendor provides to complement the OpenShift Container Platform. These include ACM, Red Hat Quay, and Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation."

"The pricing is expensive for licensing."

"We have to pay for the license."

"The price is slightly on the higher side. It is something that can be worked on because most of the businesses now have margins."

"The pricing is a bit more expensive than expected."

"If you buy the product for a year or three, you get a lot of discounts...I feel that the product is worth its cost, especially since setting it up can be done with just a few clicks."

"Its price is a bit high because it's a premium product, but as long as the business is ready to pay for that, it's okay."

"We paid for Cloud Pak for integration. It all depends on how many VMs or how many CPUs you are using. They do the licensing based on that."