Linode (Akamai Cloud) review

Linode, now part of Akamai Cloud, is a close fourth. Akamai's documentation describes Shared CPU Linodes as its most affordable virtual machines, starting with 1 vCPU, 1 GB of memory and 25 GB of SSD storage and scaling to 32 cores, 192 GB of memory and 3,840 GB of storage, with 1 TB to 20 TB of outbound transfer and 1 Gbps to 12 Gbps of bandwidth. When shared CPUs are not enough, the same Cloud Manager offers Dedicated CPU, High Memory, Premium, Accelerated and GPU Linodes. Team features are mature: single sign-on, role-based access, enforced two-factor authentication and parent and child accounts. Security tools include Cloud Firewalls, disk encryption and the Lish console. Akamai asks customers to keep sustained shared CPU usage below 80 percent, so CPU-bound jobs belong on dedicated plans. We could not load the pricing page from our location, so the starting price is marked as pending.

Who it is for

Developers who want a long-standing developer cloud backed by Akamai

Price

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Key features

• Shared CPU Linodes from 1 to 32 cores and 1 GB to 192 GB of memory
• Dedicated CPU, High Memory, Premium, Accelerated and GPU Linode types
• Outbound transfer from 1 TB to 20 TB and bandwidth from 1 Gbps to 12 Gbps by plan
• Cloud Firewalls, disk encryption and the Lish console for out-of-band access
• Single sign-on, role-based access and two-factor authentication for teams

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Shared plans scale from a 1 GB starter to 192 GB of memory
• Strength: Wide range of instance types, including GPUs, in the same Cloud Manager
• Strength: Detailed documentation, available as Markdown for every page
• Weakness: Akamai advises keeping shared CPU usage below 80 percent sustained
• Weakness: Shared CPU Linodes are not offered in distributed compute regions
• Weakness: The pricing page blocked our requests, so the USD price is pending

Key facts

• Entry shared plan: 1 vCPU, 1 GB memory, 25 GB SSD
• Shared plan range: 1 to 32 cores, up to 192 GB memory
• Outbound transfer: 1 TB to 20 TB by plan

Where it ranks

Linode (Akamai Cloud) is No. 4 in our Best VPS Hosting Providers verdict.