DigitalOcean vs Akamai Cloud (Linode)

DigitalOcean lists 163 VPS plans from €3.55/mo; Akamai Cloud (Linode) lists 48 VPS plans from €4.44/mo. For VPS, Akamai Cloud (Linode) is cheaper at 3 of 6 RAM steps. Both have servers in 8 countries.

Prices checked . Monthly, excluding VAT. Methodology

At a glance

DigitalOcean and Akamai Cloud (Linode) compared
AttributeDigitalOceanAkamai Cloud (Linode)
HeadquartersUnited StatesUnited States
VPS plans16348
Cheapest VPS (€/mo) €3.55$4.00€4.44$5.00
Countries815
BillingHourly, MonthlyHourly, Monthly
Prices inUSDUSD
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Cheapest VPS by RAM

DigitalOcean vs Akamai Cloud (Linode): each provider’s cheapest VPS with at least the RAM shown, monthly, excluding VAT
RAM (at least) DigitalOcean plan DigitalOcean (€/mo) Akamai Cloud (Linode) plan Akamai Cloud (Linode) (€/mo) Cheaper
1 GB s-1vcpu-1gb1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD €5.33$6.00 Nanode 1GB1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD €4.44$5.00 Akamai Cloud (Linode)€0.89/mo less
2 GB s-1vcpu-2gb1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD €10.65$12.00 Linode 2GB1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD €10.65$12.00 Same price
4 GB s-2vcpu-4gb2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD €21.30$24.00 Linode 4GB2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD €21.30$24.00 Same price
8 GB s-2vcpu-8gb-amd2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe €37.28$42.00 Linode 8GB4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD €42.60$48.00 DigitalOcean€5.33/mo less
16 GB s-4vcpu-16gb-amd4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe €74.55$84.00 Linode 24GB2 dedicated vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD €53.25$60.00 Akamai Cloud (Linode)€21.30/mo less
32 GB s-8vcpu-32gb-amd8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 400 GB NVMe €149.11$168.00 Linode 48GB2 dedicated vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD €106.51$120.00 Akamai Cloud (Linode)€42.60/mo less

Locations

Plans available per country
Australia 16327
Brazil —48
Canada 16323
France —48
Germany 16348
India 16331
Indonesia —31
Italy —31
Japan —48
Netherlands 16331
Singapore 16348
Spain —31
Sweden —31
United Kingdom 16348
United States 16348

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