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Linode vs Vultr
Two hourly-billed clouds in dollars with managed databases and Kubernetes. Vultr's cheapest server with IPv4 is $3.50 a month for 0.5 GB; Linode's is $5.00 for 1 GB. Vultr lists 33 datacenters on every inhabited continent, Linode 25 on five.
Which one to pick
Pick Linode if
Cloud serversBilled in US dollars
- You want 1 GB in the cheapest plan
- You need dedicated-CPU plans
- You want Akamai behind your host
Pick Vultr if
Cloud serversBilled in US dollars
- You need a datacenter in Africa or the Middle East
- You want the cheapest hourly server: $3.50 a month with IPv4
- You'd like to apply for a Free Tier server
The same server on both
Each host's cheapest entry plan with at least this much memory, with the IPv4 address added where it's extra.
MemoryLinodeVultr
LinodeVultr1 GB+
Linode
Nanode 1 GB 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB SSD$5.00
Vultr
Regular Performance 1 GB 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB SSD$5.00
2 GB+
Linode
Linode 2 GB 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 50 GB SSD$12.00
Vultr
Regular Performance 2 GB 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 55 GB SSD$10.00
4 GB+
Linode
Linode 4 GB 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB SSD$24.00
Vultr
No entry plan this size
Where they differ most
With IPv4, per month
- Linode
- $5.00/month
- Vultr
- $3.50/month
Public IPv4
- Linode
- Included
- Vultr
- Not stated
Continents
- Linode
- North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania
- Vultr
- North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Oceania
Automatic backups
- Linode
- $2.00/month on the cheapest plan
- Vultr
- 20% of the plan price
CPU in entry plans
- Linode
- Shared and dedicated
- Vultr
- Shared
Included traffic
- Linode
- 1 TB on Nanode 1 GB
- Vultr
- 0.5 TB on Regular Performance 0.5 GB
Every fact, side by side
A dot marks a row where they differ. Rows with an info mark open a note.
LinodeVultrWhat it really costs
Cheapest plan (differs)$5.00/month, Nanode 1 GB (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB SSD)$3.50/month, Regular Performance 0.5 GB (1 vCPU, 0.5 GB, 10 GB SSD)
With IPv4, per month (differs)$5.00/month$3.50/month
Promo and renewal Same price on renewalSame price on renewal
VAT in listed prices Prices exclude VATPrices exclude VAT
How you pay
What you get
Entry plan sizes (differs)1/1 GB, 1/2 GB, 2/4 GB, 2/4 GB1/0.5 GB, 1/0.5 GB, 1/1 GB, 1/2 GB
CPU in entry plans (differs)Shared and dedicatedShared
Included traffic (differs)1 TB on Nanode 1 GB0.5 TB on Regular Performance 0.5 GB
Where it runs
Datacenters (differs)25 in 14 countries33 in 20 countries
Continents (differs)North America, Europe, Asia, South America, OceaniaNorth America, South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Oceania
What comes with it
Managed databases (differs)MySQL, PostgreSQL, ValkeyPostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey, Kafka
