Akamai (Linode) vs Hostinger

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Hostinger costs €9.87 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €11.63 against €21.50. Hostinger 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 Brazil, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Indonesia, India and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 0 of 4 sizes
Hostingercheaper at 4 of 4 sizes
  • €4.4861% less Cheapest billper month €11.63
  • €9.68 Bill per GB of memorymedian 82% less€1.72
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €9.76
  • €6.27 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)HostingerCompare
4 GB€21.50Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.48/TB€11.63KVM 1Traffic: 4 TB, price for more not published
8 GB€42.99Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.48/TB€15.75KVM 2Traffic: 8 TB, price for more not published
16 GB€85.98Linode 16GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €4.48/TB€23.27KVM 4Traffic: 16 TB, price for more not published
32 GB€171.97Linode 32GBTraffic: 16 TB, then €4.48/TB€46.56KVM 8Traffic: 32 TB, price for more not published

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 sideHostinger
linode.comWebsitehostinger.com
United StatesBased inLithuania
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay, Pix, UPI, Local methods
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-upID only if flagged
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
160Servers tracked4
15Countries9
26Cities10
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
ChargedBackupsIncluded
0–20 TB a monthTraffic included4–32 TB a month
€4.48–€13.43 per TBExtra trafficNot published
27%Bills with extras100%
MonthlyShortest term24 months
NoIntroductory pricesYes, then renews higher
USDBilled inUSD
26 minutes agoPrices checked24 minutes ago

Locations

Both serve 1

Only Akamai (Linode) 25

Only Hostinger 9

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