cloudno.de vs LucidLink
A detailed comparison to help you choose between cloudno.de and LucidLink.
Quick Verdict
3.0/5
cloudno.de
0 reviews
4.0/5
LucidLink
0 reviews
LucidLink is rated higher (4.0 vs 3.0). German managed PaaS for Node.js apps: Git-push deploys, CouchDB/MongoDB/Redis data layer, S3-compatible object storage and Parse Server mobile backends, from Microlog GmbH. LucidLink turns S3 object storage into a shared, streaming cloud filesystem for teams working with large files.
cloudno.de Deploy Node.js apps with minimal infrastructure overhead | LucidLink Cloud file streaming for teams: a shared filesystem on top of S3 object storage | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.0 (0 reviews) | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available✓ | From $7/mo |
| Best for | Individual developers and small teams running low-traffic Node.js apps, bots and Parse-based mobile backends who want a cheap European PaaS | Creative and production teams (video, audio, VFX, design) with large shared files and distributed members who need one live filesystem without syncing or shipping drives. |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ✓ | |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tiereu datacentergdpr compliant | — |
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cloudno.de
Pros
- + Very low entry price — Plus at €2/month (billed per year) for 3 apps
- + Real data layer: CouchDB, MongoDB, Redis and S3-compatible object storage included
- + Free plan exists as a starting point with an upgrade path on the same platform
- + German company under German law; 99.5% availability commitment published in the terms
- + Git-push workflow, WebSockets, custom domains and SSL handled at the platform level
Cons
- - No published infrastructure, data-center locations or per-plan resource specs
- - Terms of service dated 2013; public activity and third-party coverage thin in recent years
- - 99.5% availability commitment is below modern market standard, with documented traffic sharing under load
- - PayPal-only billing; email and Slack support, no enterprise tier
- - 'Medium' and 'large' app sizes undefined; free-tier and Ultimate-tier limits unpublished
LucidLink
Pros
- + Streams large shared files on demand — no full downloads before work starts
- + Zero-knowledge encryption: the vendor cannot read customer content
- + Transparent published per-member pricing with included storage per seat
- + Built on S3, with bring-your-own-S3 on Enterprise for storage-substrate flexibility
- + 30-day free trial without a credit card; desktop, mobile and web clients
- + TeamCache add-on brings cloud files to on-prem users at LAN speed
Cons
- - Storage overage of $7-8 per 100 GB is roughly $70-80 per TB per month — far above raw S3
- - Starter tier is tightly capped: 10 members, 1 filespace, 1 TB, and no snapshot recovery
- - Specialized for file-streaming workloads; wrong shape for databases or block storage
- - No published region list or public uptime SLA outside Enterprise discussions
- - Client and control-plane dependency on a mid-size specialist vendor
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