Akamai (Linode) vs Contabo

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Contabo costs €15.83 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €5.67 against €21.50. Contabo is cheaper at 4 of the 4 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, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Singapore and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 0 of 4 sizes
Contabocheaper at 4 of 4 sizes
  • €4.4821% less Cheapest billper month €5.67
  • €9.68 Bill per GB of memorymedian 84% less€1.59
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €6.27 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Unmetered

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)ContaboCompare
4 GB€21.50Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.48/TB€5.67Storage VPS 10Traffic: Unmetered
8 GB€42.99Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.48/TB€5.67Cloud VPS 4Traffic: Unmetered
64 GB€343.93Linode 64GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€37.00Cloud VPS 16Traffic: Unmetered
96 GB€515.90Linode 96GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€49.00Cloud VPS 18Traffic: Unmetered

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 sideContabo
linode.comWebsitecontabo.com
United StatesBased inGermany
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, PayPal, Bank transfer, Direct debit, Local methods
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-upID only if flagged
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
160Servers tracked189
15Countries7
26Cities9
NoneSetup feeDepends on the plan
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
ChargedBackupsDepends on the plan
0–20 TB a monthTraffic includedUnmetered
€4.48–€13.43 per TBExtra trafficUnmetered
27%Bills with extras8%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inEUR
27 minutes agoPrices checked26 minutes ago

Locations

Both serve 5

Only Akamai (Linode) 21

Only Contabo 4

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