We compared Linode and Google Cloud based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, the user reviews highlight that both Linode and Google Cloud offer reliable performance, excellent customer support, competitive pricing, and positive returns on investment. However, Linode stands out for its fast server setup, extensive documentation, and robust networking capabilities, while Google Cloud excels in scalability, integration with other Google services, and security measures. Users also emphasize the need for enhancements in certain areas for both platforms.
Features: The valuable features of Linode include reliable performance, fast server setup, extensive documentation, robust networking capabilities, and excellent customer support. Google Cloud emphasizes robust scalability, seamless integration with other Google services, excellent performance, extensive security measures, and reliable customer support.
Pricing and ROI: Linode's setup cost is straightforward with minimal effort and no hidden costs, while Google Cloud offers flexible licensing options. Users find both pricing competitive and good value for money., Linode's product has shown a positive ROI with increased efficiency and cost savings, while Google Cloud's product has also demonstrated positive returns on investment and value.
Room for Improvement: Linode: Users have identified areas for improvement in terms of enhancing their experience based on feedback. Google Cloud: Users have highlighted the need for improvements in speed, reliability, ease of use, transparent pricing, and customer support based on feedback.
Deployment and customer support: Based on user reviews, the duration required to establish a new tech solution varies significantly for Linode and Google Cloud. Some users spent three months on deployment and an additional week on setup for Linode, while for Google Cloud, some spent several months on deployment alone. Additionally, the terms "deployment" and "setup" may refer to the same period of time. Overall, the implementation time for Linode seems to depend on individual circumstances, while for Google Cloud, it depends on individual circumstances and requirements., Linode's customer service and support have been commendable, with users expressing satisfaction and positive experiences. Users appreciate the prompt and helpful assistance provided by Linode's support team. On the other hand, Google Cloud's customer service has been praised for its excellent assistance, responsiveness, and reliability in addressing customers' queries and concerns.
The summary above is based on 51 interviews we conducted recently with Linode and Google Cloud users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The features I found most valuable are the cloud run and cloud function."
"It is very easy to share documents."
"Google Meet is simple to use regarding configuration and recording sessions."
"Google Cloud is user friendly and reliable. The most valuable feature is the security of Google Cloud."
"The solution can scale."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud is its flexibility."
"It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning."
"Google Cloud is 100 percent stable."
"The cloud management panel is nice."
"For small businesses and people who have some technical skills and are good with Linux command line, this solution is great. I love Linode because it is very fast. Whereas, the same configuration on Azure and AWS will be so slow. The best thing is that their pricing and speed are great."
"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 fact that you can get a person on the phone has just been fantastic."
"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."
"Because of the way that their pricing model is set up, I can scale up or down the size of a customer's server very easily. It makes life very easy for me when they run out of space, need more speed or RAM, etc. I can very easily pay the difference and reboot the machine, and now I have the upgrade that I wanted. That just makes it extremely simple."
"Linode offers cost-effective pricing, and it enables me to swiftly deploy my services."
"Service availability is the most valuable feature. It gives every user 100 percent uptime."
"There are issues with stability."
"The analytics that they have are very focused. It serves Google and not really the client."
"The price could improve. Every customer would agree, that they would like the price to be reduced."
"The management side for the database needs some work. Currently, you do everything from the APP. It would be nice to have an interface where you can go in and maintain data and deal with records and do something online."
"If there were more documentation and training, it would be very helpful in explaining the underlying processes."
"The solution could be a bit cheaper."
"Google Cloud could improve interoperability with other cloud services."
"It could have a reporting tool included."
"Because they are a smaller company, they do not have, for example, all of the ways for authentication that Amazon or Azure has."
"It would be helpful if they offered a service where they handle the Linux security."
"I would like to see more seamless integration with backup, although it's pretty easy to do."
"It would be nice if they had more data centers in Latin America."
"I've had some difficulties with some of their IP addresses being banned by certain mail servers."
"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."
"The suitability of this solution depends on the features that you need. If you're an Uber-sized company then you're probably not going to want to start using Linode. If you are a large-sized organization then you're going to want to start using one of the bigger providers that gives you the scalability and the feature set that you are probably going to be needing in the future."
"There is room for improvement regarding customer support."
Google Cloud is ranked 4th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 66 reviews while Linode is ranked 6th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 27 reviews. Google Cloud is rated 8.2, while Linode is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Google Cloud writes "Great for big data with off-the-charts scalability for storage and databases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Linode writes "Straightforward to set up, helpful support, and the Object Storage is useful for system backups". Google Cloud is most compared with Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Pivotal Cloud Foundry, OpenShift and SAP Cloud Platform, whereas Linode is most compared with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cloudflare, Google Kubernetes Engine and Amazon EKS. See our Google Cloud vs. Linode report.
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