Linode
About Linode
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.
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 offers comprehensive solutions for businesses including standard VMs, dedicated CPUs, Object Storage, GPUs, and Kubernetes.
Key benefits of Linode
Support Experience - A support experience above the rest
Predictable Pricing - Pay as you go, predictable, and transparent pricing
Cloud Simplified - We make it simple to launch and scale in the cloud
Global Infrastructure- Proven, secure and reliable enterprise-grade infrastructure
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- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best cloud is Linode
Reviewed on 19/05/2021
Actually, if we discuss the pricing and Service then Pricing is cheap but service is perfect. Most...
Actually, if we discuss the pricing and Service then Pricing is cheap but service is perfect. Most of our clients are using Linode and we always recommend Linode to clients. Our overall experince with Linode is most satisfying. Thank You Linode
Pros
I'm using Linode for the last many years are DevOps and its reliability is awesome. Uptime, Scalability, Speed, and Pricing are very best as compare to their service, which is mind-blowing. I trust Linode and also refer to other companies, who are our clients. I have about 7 running server and all are on Linode. Overall they are the best in case of easiness of dashboard and maintenance.
Cons
Support, Once I face the issue and all of my hosts went down on the Singapore server and I was in the urgent demo so I call them on the India helpline but it's not working. They helo me by ticketing and also give me compensation. The ticketing system is good. All else is very well.
Reasons for Switching to Linode
All are having their our features but AWS and Google Cloud are a little expensive and complex dashboards as compare to Linode. Digital Ocean is most likely Linode type but we are never facing any issue with Linode so we never switched.- Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Linode is an excellent cloud virtual private server provider
Reviewed on 19/11/2021
We run all our back-end servers on Linode now, rather than maintaining a pair of physical data...
We run all our back-end servers on Linode now, rather than maintaining a pair of physical data centers and standing up and supporting an entire virtual server stack such as VMware vSphere. Using Linode has given us considerable cost savings over our previous physical data centers, and has simplified the resources we need to run our technology stack
Pros
Linode provides virtual private servers using SSDs that have excellent performance characteristics for the pricing, it's important that we get the best value for money, and Linode's VPS price performance ratio is far better than its competitors
Cons
Linode is not as well known as the other big guys in this space, so it can be a hard sell to convince an large conservative organization to take a bet on the little guy, given the prevailing "no one ever got fired choosing Microsoft" attitude of some people, so it would be better if Linode was more well known and on equal footing with the big guys
Reasons for Switching to Linode
Linode is very cost effective and utterly beats out the other big names on both pricing and support services, and their products are competitive, have great performance, and are rock solid reliable.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Still lacks some of the basic concepts of modern web hosting
Reviewed on 17/07/2023
Linode didn't just favor me in anyways. From pricing structure to technical support, it didn't find...
Linode didn't just favor me in anyways. From pricing structure to technical support, it didn't find room for my business.
Pros
There isn't much that impressed me with Linode apart from the fact that it supports cyber panel very well (VPS) and the virtual private servers are easy to install.
Cons
Things I don't like about Linode:-It's exorbitant in terms of pricing-poor client service ( they take anywhere from 1-2 business days to respond to an open ticket)-Poor or almost none reasonable pricing model.-WordPress hosting is slow-High speed servers are available in the dedcated hosting package which are very costful
- Industry: Libraries
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Linode - an excellent product that is reasonably priced and very very reliable
Reviewed on 16/11/2021
Linode allowed us to host our product for a very reasonable price and with very reliable uptime.
Linode allowed us to host our product for a very reasonable price and with very reliable uptime.
Pros
Linode allows you to install a number of Linux distributions, so you can tailor that depending on what you want and are used to. Have been using Linode for several years have found it very reliable. They have also never raised the price in those years, it has remained constant. I like everything with it, Linode Manager and Longview are all excellent products to help you manage your servers.
Cons
Linux distributions for Linode are not hardened by default, so you will have to spend some time securing your deployments. There are mitigations for this though - Linode provides the ability to create scripts to create and configure your stack - so you may only have to do it once anyway.
Also at the moment, there is still no support for running FreeBSD on Linode as an official image.
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DigitalOceanReasons for Choosing Linode
When RedHat moved from Openshift v2 to v3, it was very abrupt with little to no help (documentation was bare and useless) in migrating. Version 3 was completely different and the time frame given for businesses to move was bordered on plain rude. I really liked v2 Openshift, but this experience forced us to move away from Red Hat completely.Switched From
OpenShiftReasons for Switching to Linode
Linode had great reviews, the pricing was simple and fair. I had also used Linode before in another role.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Cost-Effective, Reliable Servers
Reviewed on 16/12/2021
My overall experience with Linode has been great. Moving from shared web hosting to a VPS had a...
My overall experience with Linode has been great. Moving from shared web hosting to a VPS had a learning curve, but the guides provided by Linode along with their extremely responsive support helped me get set up and ensure I had access to the ports I needed. We haven't even had so much as an outage that was caused by Linode. The one time maintenance did occur it was done before we could even notice an issue! They also provide 100 dollars in credit for your first two months, giving you the ability to test their services before paying out of pocket.
Pros
Our businesses use case for servers is for websites and we could not be happier with Linode. We had hosted websites with shared hosting providers but for one reason or another, we always had issues. On the cheapest VPS Linode provides we have been able to have multiple low-traffic websites running without an incident.
Cons
The only caveat of VPS hosting at Linode I can think of is that you need to pay for backups separately and these backups only go back 14 days. You can initiate a manual backup which can be as old as you like, but if you want a more comprehensive backup solution you will need to set one up yourself.
Alternatives Considered
DigitalOceanReasons for Choosing Linode
Shared hosting simply was just too slow. Considering the price we were going to have to pay to continue with our previous host along with the random downtime and speed hiccups made us switch. Even a simple $5/mo Linode server outperformed what we had from Namecheap.Reasons for Switching to Linode
Reputation and what Linode stood for. I am responsible for web management at my business and so I went with someone who had long-term notoriety in this space and also values that I supported.Linode FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Linode.Q. What type of pricing plans does Linode offer?
Linode offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$5.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM bundled into one simple price. 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.
Q. Who are the typical users of Linode?
Linode has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000
Q. What languages does Linode support?
Linode supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Linode support mobile devices?
Linode supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Linode integrate with?
Linode integrates with the following applications:
Access Server, Docker, Drupal, GitLab, Grafana, HashiCorp Consul, Jenkins, MongoDB, MySQL, Nextcloud, Percona Monitoring and Management, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Redis Enterprise, Salt, Terraform, WooCommerce, WordPress
Q. What level of support does Linode offer?
Linode offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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