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    Linode Alternatives

    Linode is described as '’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all' and is a popular app in the Backup & Sync category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Linode for a variety of platforms, including Online / Web-based, Linux, Windows, SaaS and Self-Hosted solutions. The best alternative is DigitalOcean. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Heroku or Sia. Other great apps like Linode are Sandstorm.io (Free, Open Source), Storj (Freemium, Open Source), OpenStack (Free, Open Source) and Vultr (Paid).

    This page was last updated Nov 2, 2021
    1. Deploy, manage, and scale cloud applications faster and more efficiently on DigitalOcean. We make managing infrastructure easy for teams and businesses, whether you’re running one virtual machine or ten thousand.
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    2. Heroku is a cloud application platform for Ruby, Rails, Node.js, Java, Python, Scala and Clojure web apps. Everything you need to build, run, and scale: Dynos: Run virtually any language at any scale. Database: Enterprise-grade Postgres as a service.
    4. Sia is a new decentralized cloud storage platform aimed at giving users control of their data. Data is split into hundreds of erasure coded pieces and encrypted locally, and then each piece is uploaded to a separate host.
    5. Sandstorm makes it easy to run your own server. Install apps to create documents, spreadsheets, blogs, Git repos, task lists & more as easily as you'd install apps on your phone. Sandstorm is open source & can be installed on any x86-64 Linux system.
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      Sandstorm.io vs Linode opinions
      This alternative is disputed. Sandstorm.io is still a legitimate alternative to Linode, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
      Sandstorm looks to be more like dropbox instead of linode. It basically provides cloude storage but no virtual machines.
      Negative comment • about 5 years ago

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      linode is a vps/cloud hosting provider. Sandstorm seems to be a software suite.
      Negative comment • about 4 years ago

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    6. Storj DCS is an Amazon S3 compatible, distributed, encrypted, object storage. It is aimed at developers and well suited to serve as storage backend for use cases like: Data storage and backup, multimedia storage and streaming or large file transfer.
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    8. OpenStack OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds.
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    9. Vultr, founded in 2014, is on a mission to empower developers and businesses by simplifying the deployment of infrastructure via its advanced cloud platform.
    10. Make Cloud Computing as Easy and Accessible as Mobile Computing. We build products for developers and designers. And those who aspire to become one. Easy To be truly easy, cloud computing should be as easy as a tap or command.
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    11. In 2006, Amazon Web Services LLC (“AWS”), an Amazon.com company, officially began offering developer customers access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform.
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    12. Microsoft Azure and SQL Azure enable you to build, host and scale applications in Microsoft datacenters.
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