Akamai (Linode) vs Vultr

Side-by-side VPS pricing: Akamai (Linode) lists 39 plans from $5.00, Vultr lists 88 from $2.50.

Entry-level and value comparison
Akamai (Linode) Vultr
Cheapest plan Nanode 1GB — $5.00 Regular Cloud Compute 1 vCPU / 512 MB (IPv6 only) — $2.50
Cheapest in euros €4.39 €2.20
Best € per GB of RAM €2.20 €4.39
Plans listed 39 88
Dedicated-CPU plans 24 51
Unmetered traffic No No

Vultr has the lower entry price at $2.50 for 512 MB of RAM, against $5.00 for 1 GB at Akamai (Linode). Measured by memory per euro, Akamai (Linode) is ahead at €2.20 per GB. Vultr lists the wider range with 88 plans. These are list prices only — this site does not measure performance, network quality or support.

Cheapest plans from both, side by side

Provider Plan vCPU RAM Disk Transfer Price / mo ≈ € / mo € / GB
Vultr Regular Cloud Compute 1 vCPU / 512 MB (IPv6 only) 1 512 MB 10 GB SSD 500 GB $2.50 €2.20 €4.39
Vultr Regular Cloud Compute 1 vCPU / 512 MB 1 512 MB 10 GB SSD 500 GB $3.50 €3.08 €6.15
Akamai (Linode) Nanode 1GB 1 1 GB 25 GB SSD 1 TB $5.00 €4.39 €4.39
Vultr Regular Cloud Compute 1 vCPU / 1 GB 1 1 GB 25 GB SSD 1 TB $5.00 €4.39 €4.39
Vultr High Frequency 1 vCPU / 1 GB 1 1 GB 32 GB NVME 1 TB $6.00 €5.27 €5.27
Vultr High Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 25 GB / AMD 1 1 GB 25 GB NVME 2 TB $6.00 €5.27 €5.27
Vultr High Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 25 GB / INTEL 1 1 GB 25 GB NVME 2 TB $6.00 €5.27 €5.27
Vultr Regular Cloud Compute 1 vCPU / 2 GB 1 2 GB 55 GB SSD 2 TB $10.00 €8.79 €4.39
Akamai (Linode) Linode 2GB 1 2 GB 50 GB SSD 2 TB $12.00 €10.55 €5.27
Vultr High Frequency 1 vCPU / 2 GB 1 2 GB 64 GB NVME 2 TB $12.00 €10.55 €5.27
Akamai (Linode) Linode 4GB 2 4 GB 80 GB SSD 4 TB $24.00 €21.09 €5.27
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 4GB dedicated 2 4 GB 80 GB SSD 4 TB $36.00 €31.64 €7.91
Akamai (Linode) Premium 4GB dedicated 2 4 GB 80 GB SSD 4 TB $43.00 €37.79 €9.45
Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 4x2 dedicated 2 4 GB 80 GB SSD 4 TB $43.00 €37.79 €9.45
Akamai (Linode) Linode 8GB 4 8 GB 160 GB SSD 5 TB $48.00 €42.19 €5.27
Akamai (Linode) Linode 24GB 2 24 GB 20 GB SSD 5 TB $60.00 €52.73 €2.20

Prices in currencies other than the euro are converted at European Central Bank reference rates of for comparison only; you pay the amount shown in the provider's own currency.

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