Akamai (Linode) vs Microsoft Azure

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Akamai (Linode) costs €76.02 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €21.50 against €97.52. Akamai (Linode) is cheaper at 5 of the 5 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, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 5 of 5 sizes
Microsoft Azurecheaper at 0 of 5 sizes
  • €4.4894% less Cheapest billper month €81.04
  • €9.6841% less Bill per GB of memorymedian €16.51
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €100.00
  • €6.2794% less Extra trafficper extra TB, median €107.48

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)Microsoft AzureCompare
1 GB€4.48Nanode 1GBTraffic: 1 TB, then €4.48/TB€81.04Azure B2pts v2 · 2 vCPU · 1 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB
4 GB€21.50Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.48/TB€97.52Azure B2pls v2 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB
8 GB€42.99Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.48/TB€119.49Azure B2ps v2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB
16 GB€85.98Linode 16GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €4.48/TB€160.95Azure B4ps v2 · 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 32 GB SSD · PuneTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €107.48/TB
32 GB€171.97Linode 32GBTraffic: 16 TB, then €4.48/TB€219.40Azure B8ps v2 · 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 32 GB SSD · PuneTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €107.48/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 sideMicrosoft Azure
linode.comWebsiteazure.microsoft.com
United StatesBased inUnited States
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, Bank transfer
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-up—
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
160Servers tracked267
15Countries10
26Cities11
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressCharged
ChargedBackupsNot published
0–20 TB a monthTraffic included0.1 TB a month
€4.48–€13.43 per TBExtra traffic€77.92–€162.11 per TB
27%Bills with extras100%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inUSD
27 minutes agoPrices checked4 hours ago

Locations

Both serve 6

Only Akamai (Linode) 20

Only Microsoft Azure 5

Other matchups

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