Linode (Akamai) vs Vultr

Linode (Akamai) is strongest for developers. Vultr is strongest for developers. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Linode (Akamai)	Vultr
Starting price	$1/mo	$0.01/mo
Best for	Developers Startups GPU/AI workloads Small-to-mid production apps Kubernetes	Developers GPU/AI workloads Price-sensitive scaling
Stated uptime SLA	99.99%	100% network uptime SLA
Storage	SSD	NVME
Regions	20	32
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	Yes
Support channels	Ticket, Community forum, Docs, Phone (higher support tiers)	Ticket, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, PCI DSS (for compatible services), GDPR, HIPAA (with BAA on eligible services)	SOC 2, GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Outbound bandwidth billed at $0.005/GB (compute/storage) or $0.015/GB (NodeBalancer) once pooled network transfer allowance is exceeded Backups service is a separate add-on priced per instance (roughly 20-25% of the instance monthly price) HA control plane for LKE Kubernetes is a flat $60/mo add-on per cluster; LKE Enterprise clusters are $300/mo per cluster Managed Database HA (3-node) clusters cost roughly 2-3x the single-node price	Bandwidth overage rate varies by data center location Windows license cost not included in base price
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18