Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Linode

Compared options	2.0 74 reviews Visit Amazon Web Services (AWS)	3.4 29 reviews Visit Linode
Pricing	3 hosting plans	28 hosting plans
Starting price	$5.83 / month	$5.00 / month
Free domain	No	No
Coupons	No	No
User Ratings	2.0	3.4
Reliability	2.0	3.5
Pricing	2.0	3.5
User Friendly	2.0	3.5
Support	2.0	3.5
Features	2.0	3.5
User Reviews	74 reviews	29 reviews
Latest positive review	AWS Customer Support Review By someone in this business for 17 years and owns 5 other accounts with Server providers Aziz Baroody, Aug. 23, 2018 10 If anyone ever wants to know the truth and facts about AWS Customer Supports Vs GoDaddy, Hostway, Hosting Source, Google, Apple READ THIS: 7 years now dealing with AWS I cannot explain how many times they have gone beyond wha... More t their rules and Regs and policies are to HELP, SUPPORT and maintain whatever it takes for AWS to serve and keep us as a client. They are the NUMBER 1 Company and they already WON Best Customer Support globally as far as I am concerned Less	Does What It Says Baruch Ben-David, May 2, 2021 8.8 I was first attracted by the simple pricing scheme, and the fact that they let you pay per month. Setting up my account was simple. Starting my node was as easy as selecting a distribution to run. I also liked the fact tha... More t if I didn't find the node adequate, I could cancel within seven days and get a refund. In fact, if memory serves, they didn't deduct the fee until the seven days had elapsed (don't quote me on that; I could be wrong). I had a question early on, and requested information. They got back to me within a short time, a matter of a few hours or so. They were courteous and effective. I am well pleased with linode.com, and would definitely recommend it to my friends, if they needed a VPS. Less
Latest negative review	Horrible design and support Braden Tiernan, Jan. 3, 2022 2.8 You have to pay for a higher support plan to actually talk to someone at customer support. They charge $600 a month for RDS (something you can set up on your computer for free in a day). There web-design is incredibly hard to... More use, and there's no easy way to cancel payments, the're still charging my card monthly even though I have everything shut down. I've contacted support and they have never shut down the payment or even considered giving me any of my money back. You are 100% better off just hiring someone to do it for you then using the horrible system AWS has. Less	Serious rubbish Robert Hill, Mar. 22, 2021 2.0 Why would you use a host with such a limited administrative options? Who does it nowadays? Its like a little kids sandbox hosting, where if something goes wrong, you don't even have means of figuring out, what happened. Utter... More and total S - H - I - T. And by the way. I would have given them 1 out of 10, but this side does not allow less than 2. Less
Dedicated Server	No	13 plans from $20.00 to $4,000.00
Under $4	No	No
Under $8	No	No
Over $10	No	Dedicated CPU 4GB $20.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 80 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Dedicated CPU 4GB plan
Cloud Hosting	3 plans from $5.83 to $1,440.00	15 plans from $5.00 to $960.00
Under $4	No	No
Under $8	EC2 Spot Instances - m3.medium $5.83 / MO 1.6 9 reviews Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited View EC2 Spot Instances - m3.medium plan	Shared Linode 1GB $5.00 / MO 0 reviews Space: 25 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB View Shared Linode 1GB plan
Over $10	EC2 Reserved instances - M3.Large $73.00 / MO 3.7 3 reviews Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited View EC2 Reserved instances - M3.Large plan	Shared Linode 2GB $10.00 / MO 3.0 8 reviews Space: 50 GB Bandwidth: 2 TB View Shared Linode 2GB plan
Data Centers	5 of 6	4 of 6
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	Yes	Yes
Asia	Yes	Yes
Oceânia	Yes	Yes
South America	Yes	No
Africa & Middle East	No	No
Support Services	3 of 6	4 of 6
Live Chat	No	No
Phone Support	No	Yes
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Forum Support	No	Yes
Video guides	Yes	No
Knowledgebase	Yes	Yes
CMS support	2 of 6	2 of 6
WordPress	Yes	Yes
Joomla	Yes	No
Drupal	No	Yes
Magento	No	No
Softaculous	No	No
PrestaShop	No	No
OS Support	2 of 2	1 of 2
Windows/ASP.NET	Yes	No
Linux	Yes	Yes
Language Support	1 of 8	3 of 8
PHP	Yes	Yes
Java	No	No
Python	No	Yes
Node.js	No	No
Django	No	Yes
Perl	No	No
Ruby on Rails	No	No
ASP.NET	No	No
Database Support	1 of 3	3 of 3
MongoDB	No	Yes
MySQL	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL	No	Yes
Payment Types Support	2 of 6	2 of 6
PayPal	No	Yes
Credit Card	Yes	Yes
Moneybookers	No	No
Wire Transfer	Yes	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No
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Winner: Linode

Bruno Mirchevski Hosting Expert

When people first compare Linode and Amazon Web Services, they assume AWS is going to dominate. While AWS does have a lot to offer, when it comes to high quality cloud based hosting solutions, Linode actually outperforms. They offer high quality phone and live chat support, both of which AWS lacks, and they provide more information about their services. In addition, they are rated better by both HostAdvice experts and actual customers, which is why Linode pulls off a surprise ‘upset’ victory over Amazon Web Services in this comparison.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Linode

Dedicated CPU 4GB

EC2 Spot Instances - m3.medium

Shared Linode 1GB

EC2 Reserved instances - M3.Large

Shared Linode 2GB

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