Akamai (Linode) vs Vultr

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Vultr costs €3.59 a month less than Akamai (Linode) over 12 months: €17.91 against €21.50. Of the 8 sizes both sell, Vultr is cheaper at 6 and Akamai (Linode) at 1; 1 costs the same.

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, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Singapore and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Akamai (Linode)cheaper at 1 of 8 sizes
Vultrcheaper at 6 of 8 sizes

1 size costs the same

  • €4.48 Cheapest billper month €4.48
  • €9.68 Bill per GB of memorymedian 31% less€6.72
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €6.2730% less Extra trafficper extra TB, median €8.96

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAkamai (Linode)VultrCompare
1 GB€4.48Nanode 1GBTraffic: 1 TB, then €4.48/TB€4.48Regular Performance 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GBTraffic: 1.02 TB, then €8.96/TB
2 GB€10.75Linode 2GBTraffic: 2 TB, then €4.48/TB€8.96Regular Performance 1 vCPU · 2 GB · 55 GBTraffic: 2.05 TB, then €8.96/TB
4 GB€21.50Linode 4GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €4.48/TB€17.91Regular Performance 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GBTraffic: 3.07 TB, then €8.96/TB
8 GB€42.99Linode 8GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €4.48/TB€35.83Regular Performance 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GBTraffic: 4.1 TB, then €8.96/TB
16 GB€85.98Linode 16GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €4.48/TB€71.65Regular Performance 6 vCPU · 16 GB · 320 GBTraffic: 5.12 TB, then €8.96/TB
32 GB€171.97Linode 32GBTraffic: 16 TB, then €4.48/TB€143.31Regular Performance 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 640 GBTraffic: 6.14 TB, then €8.96/TB
64 GB€343.93Linode 64GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€286.61Regular Performance 16 vCPU · 64 GB · 1280 GBTraffic: 10.24 TB, then €8.96/TB
96 GB€515.90Linode 96GBTraffic: 20 TB, then €4.48/TB€573.22Regular Performance 24 vCPU · 96 GB · 1600 GBTraffic: 15.36 TB, then €8.96/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 sideVultr
linode.comWebsitevultr.com
United StatesBased inUnited States
Card, PayPalWays to payCard, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay
ID only if flaggedID check at sign-up—
Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
160Servers tracked172
15Countries20
26Cities33
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
ChargedBackupsDepends on the plan
0–20 TB a monthTraffic included0.51–15.36 TB a month
€4.48–€13.43 per TBExtra traffic€8.96 per TB
27%Bills with extras1%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inUSD
27 minutes agoPrices checked27 minutes ago

Locations

Both serve 21

Only Akamai (Linode) 5

Only Vultr 12

Other matchups

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