Vultr vs Linode (Akamai) (2026)

Vultr versus Linode is a mid-market shootout where pricing, region count, and transfer packaging decide the winner more than brand lore. Vultr usually looks sharper on entry list prices. Linode usually looks stronger when you weight Akamai network story and transfer. Build a 2 GB and 4 GB matrix including bandwidth, then pick the vendor that keeps your unit economics honest after real traffic.

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Vultr

Best for: Builders who need many regions, hourly billing, and frequent entry-tier promotions for side projects and geo-distributed nodes.

Watch out: Plan SKUs and NVMe vs SSD labels change often. Re-check the pricing page before locking a long-term decision.

Check Vultr pricing

Linode (Akamai)

Best for: Teams that already like Linode's API and want Akamai's network plus generous included transfer.

Watch out: Affiliate story is mostly referral credit, not cash. Naming drifted after the Akamai buy — match SKUs on the live pricing page.

Check Linode pricing

Spec snapshot

Comparable entry-tier plans from each provider.

Field	Vultr	Linode (Akamai)
Plan	Cloud Compute 1GB	Nanode 1GB
vCPU	1	1
RAM	1 GB	1 GB
Disk	25 GB ssd	25 GB ssd
Bandwidth	1.0 TB	1.0 TB
List price	$5.00/mo	$5.00/mo

All tracked plans

Every plan we currently track for both providers.

Provider	Plan	vCPU	RAM	Disk	$/mo
Linode (Akamai)	Nanode 1GB	1	1 GB	25 GB	$5.00
Linode (Akamai)	Linode 2GB	1	2 GB	50 GB	$12.00
Linode (Akamai)	Linode 4GB	2	4 GB	80 GB	$24.00
Linode (Akamai)	Dedicated 4GB	2	4 GB	80 GB	$36.00
Vultr	Cloud Compute 1GB	1	1 GB	25 GB	$5.00
Vultr	Cloud Compute 2GB	1	2 GB	55 GB	$10.00
Vultr	High Frequency 2GB	1	2 GB	64 GB	$18.00
Vultr	Cloud Compute 4GB	2	4 GB	80 GB	$20.00