Akamai (Linode) vs IONOS

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, IONOS costs €10.91 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €10.47 against €21.38. IONOS 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 Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 0 of 4 sizes
IONOScheaper at 4 of 4 sizes
  • €4.46 Cheapest billper month €4.46
  • €9.62 Bill per GB of memorymedian 77% less€2.23
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €11.36
  • €6.24 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Unmetered

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)IONOSCompare
2 GB€10.69Linode 2GBTraffic: 2 TB, then €4.45/TB€4.46VPS S+ · 1 vCore · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered
4 GB€21.38Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.45/TB€10.47VPS M+ · 2 vCores · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered
8 GB€42.77Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.45/TB€18.49VPS L+ · 4 vCores · 8 GB · 240 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered
16 GB€85.53Linode 16GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €4.45/TB€34.52VPS XL+ · 8 vCores · 16 GB · 480 GB NVMeTraffic: 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 sideIONOS
linode.comWebsiteionos.com
United StatesBased inGermany
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, PayPal, Direct debit
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-up—
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
160Servers tracked5
15Countries4
26Cities4
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
ChargedBackupsNot published
0–20 TB a monthTraffic includedUnmetered
€4.45–€13.36 per TBExtra trafficUnmetered
27%Bills with extras100%
MonthlyShortest term12 months
NoIntroductory pricesYes, then renews higher
USDBilled inUSD
2 days agoPrices checked2 days ago

Locations

Only Akamai (Linode) 26

Only IONOS 4

Other matchups

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