Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) vs Kemp LoadMaster comparison

"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 cloud management panel is nice."

"The ability to fire up a virtual machine, use it, and then kill it, is quite a valuable feature for me."

"When I started using Linode, I found its functionality easy to navigate, user-friendly and responsive to my needs. It provides clear reminders about services I'm not using, like DNS zones, which I appreciate."

"The fact that you can get a person on the phone has just been fantastic."

"The most valuable feature is the domain settings page."

"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."

"Service availability is the most valuable feature. It gives every user 100 percent uptime."

"It helps with efficiency and reactivity, in case of assistance needs."

"The configuration is really easy and the web portal is self-explanatory."

"When you configure the listening services, you can implement a lot of security features like the Edge Security Pack that intercepts the requests and processes those before they are sent to the real servers."

"One of the most valuable features I like is the ability to block specific cipher suites like RC4, and older protocols like SSL 3.0."

"The solution is easy to configure when changing the load balancing method to Round Robin or least connection."

"The feature I find most valuable is load balancing with different algorithms."

"The most valuable feature that I found is the load balancing feature, it is the core function of the product."

"Edge Security Pack is valuable because of the way it separates between critical infrastructure and the public internet."

"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."

"I'm not sure what could be improved at Linode since they're likely already making enhancements, especially with the Akamai acquisition and, I don't have any specific suggestions as I haven't encountered any major issues. I might consider using API for managing DNS records, but overall, I'm satisfied with Linode."

"There is room for improvement regarding customer support."

"They recently changed the web interface and although the older one did not look as good, the new one is less responsive."

"The network between different servers isn't very good. I have to install additional solutions to link the servers with each other."

"Right now, they don't have multiple data centers. They have limited data centers. I am currently using the Singapore and Mumbai data centers, but I am looking for data centers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. They need to improve the availability of their data centers and partnership engagements with cloud Panda solution providers, like us."

"The main area for improvement is the lack of a backup feature to the local hard disk or storage."

"They could have more international servers. There are certain places throughout Europe and Eastern Europe which are very open to doing a lot of technology business, such as Romania. Romania is very open to technology. At other service providers, I have stuff in Romania. I think there are some Eastern European locations that would be more open to it. So, if they could have more European points of presence, that would be more helpful."

"Over the last several major versions, the GUI has remained virtually unchanged and still seems lacking."

"In the web interface, there are a lot of settings in the different menus and it would be helpful if there were an interactive help system or tooltips to help the administrators find and configure the right settings."

"They were still in the process of development, and for example, we set it up in a cluster. So it was one logistical unit built out of two physical devices. And the expected behavior, which I know from other devices, will be formed into a logic cluster. It's that you configure one unit. Then you bring the second unit into this cluster with the already configured primary unit. So the secondary box pulls all the configured ones from its neighbor, does everything automatically, and then synchronizes with this primary neighbor. And then it works, like, one logical unit. And this didn't work with the Kemp's initially, where they caused a lot of issues when building up a cluster, so there were some specials on how to set this up. When we built or set them up for the first time and the months afterward with no new software releases, there were a couple of problems, but in the end, they worked fine. So, they developed a lot and learned from what they've responded to, what we responded to them, and what needs fixing."

"In the next release, Kemp should include the ability for LoadMaster to create different DNS record types."

"If there is anything that needs to be updated, the GUI can get a refresh to make it look more like 2020, although it is just a cosmetic change."

"Several elements of the GUI need work. For example, if you have many content switches, it’s difficult to find the ones you need. And where is the search feature?"

"They need to improve the UI environment. Currently, it's hard to navigate and use product."

"Some documentation is out of date versus the new version, and things have been moved​."

"The pricing model is very simple. If you have very small applications, you can use the plan which costs $5 per month. That gives you 50 GB of memory and almost 1 GB of RAM. If you need more than you have to select the next plan which is $10 per month, which has about 70 GB of data and 2 GB of RAM."

"The pricing model is very simple. I like the simplicity of it, starting at $5, then doubling as it goes up from there. That is a brilliant idea, and it is not complex at all. It is about as dead simple as you can imagine. So, if you want to double what you have, then you double your price, pay the money, and reboot. It is done. It's that simple. You can't beat that."

"It is quite affordable, which makes it a great choice."

"The solution is neither cheap nor expensive."

"Compared to other service providers, like AWS and Google, the cost of services are much less and more affordable. We are saving about 90 percent by going with Linode versus other cloud providers."

"Being that they are small, their prices are slightly higher than the large providers like Amazon if you compare raw computing power."

"Pricing-wise, I find it simple in that they give you a monthly fee, but they also charge it hourly. So, if you are using the service for a small part of the month, then you are only paying for that small amount instead of a whole month, like with other providers. It is a flat monthly fee if you use the service for the entire month. It just makes things so simple. Because they are focusing on Linux, you don't have to worry about licensing costs of Windows and things like that. So, the price that they give you is the price that you need to pay each month. I just find it so simple compared to the likes of AWS and Azure. It is nice, easy, and predictable. I know exactly what I am going to be paying each month and what resources I get for that price."

"At this point, I'm paying more like $35 per month for a slightly bigger machine, and the backup, and the object service."

"Currently, no cost is involved with a virtual load balancer. They have used open source. We did not pay for software. We paid for the expertise. We are only paying the consulting charges, which are very reasonable, that is, around a thousand dollars."

"Nowadays, going with the virtual appliance is the easiest way and the cost is reasonable."

"The setup cost and pricing plan is reasonable and will ultimately give you a worthy return."

"The pricing is alright and we pay a monthly licensing fee"

"The price is lower than other options."

"It is well-priced and licensing is very flexible."

"Download Kemp's VLM trial and take it for a test drive; you will be impressed."

"It has a very attractive ratio of price/performance."