Akamai (Linode) vs BinaryLane

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, BinaryLane costs €9.15 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €12.23 against €21.38. BinaryLane is cheaper at 6 of the 6 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 and Singapore.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 0 of 6 sizes
BinaryLanecheaper at 6 of 6 sizes
  • €4.46 Cheapest billper month 31% less€3.06
  • €9.62 Bill per GB of memorymedian 60% less€3.85
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €6.24 Extra trafficper extra TB, median €6.24

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)BinaryLaneCompare
1 GB€4.46Nanode 1GBTraffic: 1 TB, then €4.45/TB€3.06Standard 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 20 GBTraffic: 1 TB, then €6.24/TB
2 GB€10.69Linode 2GBTraffic: 2 TB, then €4.45/TB€6.11Standard 1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GBTraffic: 2 TB, then €6.24/TB
4 GB€21.38Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.45/TB€12.23Standard 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 60 GBTraffic: 3 TB, then €6.24/TB
8 GB€42.77Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.45/TB€24.45Standard 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €6.24/TB
16 GB€85.53Linode 16GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €4.45/TB€48.90Standard 6 vCPU · 16 GB · 180 GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €6.24/TB
32 GB€171.06Linode 32GBTraffic: 16 TB, then €4.45/TB€97.80Standard 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 340 GBTraffic: 6 TB, then €6.24/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 sideBinaryLane
linode.comWebsitebinarylane.com.au
United StatesBased inAustralia
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, PayPal
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-up—
Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
160Servers tracked21
15Countries2
26Cities6
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
ChargedBackupsCharged
0–20 TB a monthTraffic included1–15 TB a month
€4.45–€13.36 per TBExtra traffic€6.24 per TB
27%Bills with extras0%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inAUD
2 days agoPrices checked2 days ago

Locations

Both serve 3

Only Akamai (Linode) 23

Only BinaryLane 3

Other matchups

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