Linode

Entry plans and the real monthly bill

In US dollars, per month, as listed by Linode (North America (core regions)). IPv4 added where it's charged separately.

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Where Linode has datacenters

25 in 14 countries, as listed by Linode.

Where it stands among 43

Each fact with every host's answer. Linode is outlined.

Add-ons and extra charges

Public IPv4

Included One public IPv4 per Linode; additional IPv4 needs a technical justification, was $2/month and is billed hourly without a cap since 1 July 2026

Automatic backups

$2.00/month on the cheapest plan Three automatic backups plus one manual snapshot

Snapshots

$0.10 per GB-month Stored custom Images; Backups include one manual snapshot

Extra traffic

$4.66 per TB Stated as $0.005 per GB, where Akamai's GB is a GiB (shown here per 1,000 GB); Jakarta costs more

How you pay

Hourly billing

YesYes Hourly, rounded up

Minimum term

None (hourly)

Setup fee

Not stated No setup fee is mentioned in the billing docs

Always-free server

None No free instance listed; new customers get promotional credit instead

New-account credit

$100 promotional credit for new customers, for 60 days 60-day term stated in the pricing FAQ example and referral terms; GPU plans excluded

Payment methods

Card, PayPal, Prepaid credit, Bank transfer Also Google Pay; check, ACH and wire via support; payments in USD only

Signup checks

Email and SMS phone verification, plus a card or PayPal; a few accounts are reviewed manually A card may get a $1 authorisation hold

Refunds

Full refund if you cancel within 7 days Positive balances can also be refunded

What you get

Processors

Not stated The plan pages don't name CPU makers or generations

ARM servers

Not statedNot stated No Arm plan is mentioned, and the plan pages don't say either way

IPv6 included

YesYes IPv6 addresses are free

What comes with it

Block storage

YesYes 10 GB to 16 TB; may vary by region

Object storage

YesYes S3-compatible; $5/month including 250 GB

Private network

YesYes VPC and VLANs; private networking included

Cloud firewall

YesYes Cloud Firewalls are free

Load balancers

YesYes NodeBalancers, priced by region

DDoS protection included

Not statedNot stated DDoS Protection appears in the data center feature list, but whether it costs extra isn't stated

Managed databases

MySQL, PostgreSQL, Valkey

Managed Kubernetes

YesYes LKE with a free managed control plane; LKE Enterprise also offered

API

YesYes Linode API v4

Terraform provider

YesYes Akamai Terraform provider covers Linode instances

Custom ISO

Not statedNot stated Custom .img disk images can be uploaded; ISO upload isn't documented

Windows

Not offered Only Linux distributions are offered as deployment images

Who you're renting from

Company

Akamai Technologies, Inc. Akamai completed its acquisition of Linode in 2022

Owned by

Akamai Technologies, Inc. Publicly listed

Based in

United States Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

1998 Akamai's year of incorporation; the cited pages don't give the year Linode started

Support

Tickets, phone and email 24/7 at no cost Live chat only for account and billing; Managed Service $100 per instance per month

Certifications

PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701 Akamai-wide programmes; scope per data center isn't stated

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