Akamai (Linode) vs AWS Lightsail

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, AWS Lightsail costs €0.01 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €21.49 against €21.50. AWS Lightsail is cheaper at 6 of the 9 sizes both sell.

Bills over 12 months with an IPv4 address and 1 TB of traffic a month, excluding VAT, under the same assumptions for both. Both run servers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Indonesia, India, Japan, Sweden, Singapore and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 3 of 9 sizes
AWS Lightsailcheaper at 6 of 9 sizes
  • €4.48 Cheapest billper month €4.48
  • €9.68 Bill per GB of memorymedian 35% less€6.26
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €6.2795% less Extra trafficper extra TB, median €116.44

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)AWS LightsailCompare
1 GB€4.48Nanode 1GBTraffic: 1 TB, then €4.48/TB€6.26Lightsail 1 GB · 2 vCPU · 40 GBTraffic: 2 TB, then €80.61/TB
2 GB€10.75Linode 2GBTraffic: 2 TB, then €4.48/TB€10.74Lightsail 2 GB · 2 vCPU · 60 GBTraffic: 3 TB, then €80.61/TB
4 GB€21.50Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.48/TB€21.49Lightsail 4 GB · 2 vCPU · 80 GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €80.61/TB
8 GB€42.99Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.48/TB€39.40Lightsail 8 GB · 2 vCPU · 160 GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €80.61/TB
16 GB€85.98Linode 16GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €4.48/TB€75.24Lightsail 16 GB · 4 vCPU · 320 GBTraffic: 6 TB, then €80.61/TB
32 GB€171.97Linode 32GBTraffic: 16 TB, then €4.48/TB€146.89Lightsail 32 GB · 8 vCPU · 640 GBTraffic: 7 TB, then €80.61/TB
64 GB€343.93Linode 64GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€343.92Lightsail 64 GB · 16 vCPU · 1280 GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €80.61/TB
128 GB€687.86Linode 128GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€791.76Lightsail 128 GB · 32 vCPU · 1280 GBTraffic: 9 TB, then €80.61/TB
192 GB€1,031.80Linode 192GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€1,185.84Lightsail 192 GB · 48 vCPU · 1280 GBTraffic: 10 TB, then €80.61/TB

Only sizes both sell, same type on both sides. The score counts this table only; ties count for neither.

Side by side

Green is the better side of a row
Akamai (Linode)Side by sideAWS Lightsail
linode.comWebsiteaws.amazon.com
United StatesBased inUnited States
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, Bank transfer, Direct debit
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-up—
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
160Servers tracked170
15Countries17
26Cities19
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
ChargedBackupsNot published
0–20 TB a monthTraffic included0.5–10 TB a month
€4.48–€13.43 per TBExtra traffic€80.61–€152.26 per TB
27%Bills with extras2%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inUSD
27 minutes agoPrices checked27 minutes ago

Locations

Both serve 10

Only Akamai (Linode) 16

Only AWS Lightsail 9

Other matchups

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