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Akamai Cloud Computing vs. AWS Auto Scaling

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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

    AWS Auto Scaling

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAWS Auto Scaling monitors applications and automatically adjusts capacity to maintain steady, predictable performance at the lowest possible cost. The vendor states that using AWS Auto Scaling, it’s easy to setup application scaling for multiple resources across multiple services in minutes.N/A
    Pricing
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAWS Auto Scaling
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAWS Auto Scaling
    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 Cloud ComputingAWS Auto Scaling
    Considered Both Products
    Akamai
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    Compared to AWS EC2, Linode has an easier creation of services and lots of options to pre-select and get a ready VM installed in minutes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    I've tested many other hosting options... I have the feeling that Linode was superior in terms of technical profile, response time, and overall support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    AWS whilst perfectly fine would require a fairly radical rewrite of the code that exists all ready to fit in with the way AWS works, and we simply don't have the resources for that sort of rewrite and learning how to use AWS in general as it is very complicated. Linode by …
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    Linode's implementation is simpler in many ways to competitors, and as a technical user I find that very useful.
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    Better panel and good support. Intuitive tools and frequently upgrades
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    I've only used bare-bones "create a VM and run it" and not delved into any of the other functionality.
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    Better response time and better customer service than OVH.
    Easy installation and less technical guidance than AWS.
    Incentivized
    Chose Akamai Cloud Computing
    Linode is comparable to Digital Ocean, but DO adds the concept of Droplet, which adds a layer of complexity. When I tested DO, it had more "ready to use," preconfigured, machines with databases, etc., while Linode had only barebones VMs. Since then Linode has integrated a …
    Incentivized
    Amazon AWS
    Chose AWS Auto Scaling
    1. AWS Auto Scaling has better UI level configuration. 2. Akamai is cheaper.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Cloud ComputingAWS Auto Scaling
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (216 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (29 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.5
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    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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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
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