Linode vs AWS
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Developer-focused cloud VPS platform acquired by Akamai for $900M in 2022; affordable Linux server hosting in 11 global regions competing with DigitalOcean as simpler AWS alternative.
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Linode is a cloud computing platform providing virtual private servers (VPS), managed Kubernetes (LKE), object storage, managed databases, and bare metal servers to developers, startups, and businesses as a simpler, more affordable alternative to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Founded in 2003 by Christopher Aker in Galloway, New Jersey, Linode was acquired by Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) in 2022 for $900 million and rebranded to Akamai Cloud — but continues to operate its developer-focused cloud platform under the Linode brand in many contexts.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) AWS world's largest cloud at $115B FY2024 revenue with 30% market share; 200+ services with Bedrock AI platform and Trainium custom chips competing with Azure and Google Cloud for enterprise and AI infrastructure.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the cloud computing division of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) — headquartered in Seattle, Washington — operating the world's largest and most comprehensive cloud platform with 200+ services spanning compute (EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS), storage (S3, EBS, EFS), databases (RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, Aurora), AI and machine learning (SageMaker, Bedrock, Rekognition, Polly), networking (VPC, Route 53, CloudFront CDN), developer tools (CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline), and industry-specific cloud services for healthcare, financial services, and government. AWS generated $115 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2024 (+18% year-over-year) and $33 billion in Q3 2025 revenue (+20% year-over-year), maintaining approximately 30% global cloud infrastructure market share as the largest of the three dominant hyperscale cloud providers.
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