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Akamai Cloud Computing vs. Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Akamai Cloud Computing

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Cloud Computing (formerly Linode) include scalable and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. These products and services support developers and enterprises as they build, deploy, secure, and scale applications.

    $5

    per month

    Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/AAlibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) provides fast memory and Intel CPUs to help power cloud applications and achieve fast results with low latency. All ECS instances come with Anti-DDoS protection to safeguard data and applications from DDoS and Trojan attacks.N/A
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    Akamai Cloud ComputingAlibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
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    Akamai Cloud ComputingAlibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCPU, transfer, storage, and RAM are bundled into one price. Storage capacity can be increased with additional Block Storage or S3-compatible Object Storage. Instant Backups can be added with complete independence to the stack. Linode NodeBalancers ensure applications are available.—
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    Akamai
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    1. Predictable Cost - fix monthly price, less hidden charges (like outbound traffic, read/write activities, CPU credit...).
    2. Good Customer Service (one of the best compared to other IaaS in the market currently).
    3. Intuitive work flow on console (simplify things and increase …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAlibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (216 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (29 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.5
    (21 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
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    Performance
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.2
    (215 ratings)
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    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
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    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
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    9.1
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