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Backups · $2/mo
Linode's $2/mo Nanode backup add-on is competitively priced for a fixed-tier backup service, but several per-GB alternatives from IONOS and Cloudways offer lower unit costs if your backup footprint is small. The real risk with Linode is the 20-25% recurring cost trap: backups scale with instance price, so upgrading your compute tier silently raises backup costs too.
Per-GB pricing at $0.08/GB/month undercuts Linode's flat $2/mo tier if you store less than 25GB of backups.
Caveat: Renewal pricing on base IONOS plans can jump 2-6x after promo period; verify your actual backup size before committing.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| IONOS | Container Registry · Vulnerability Scanning | $0.02/mo | Priced per GB per 30 days, optional add-on | Visit |
| IONOS | Observability (Logging & Monitoring) · Logging Storage | $0.02/mo | Per GB per 30 days | Visit |
| Cloudways | Add-Ons · Offsite Backup Storage | $0.03/mo | Per GiB per server per month (billed as a rate, not a flat monthly tier) |
Per-GiB pricing at $0.033/mo is the lowest unit cost here, beating Linode by 98% if backups stay under 60GB.
Caveat: Billed per-server and varies by underlying cloud provider (DigitalOcean, AWS, GCP); bandwidth overages can add $0.02-$0.17/GB depending on cloud choice.
At $0.02/mo per GB, this is the cheapest per-GB option if your use case aligns with container registry backups.
Caveat: This is a container registry service, not a general VM/server backup; only relevant if you are backing up container images, not compute instances.
Also $0.02/mo per GB, matching the Container Registry tier for per-GB cost.
Caveat: This is a logging/observability service, not a backup service; only applicable if you need log retention, not instance backups.
Before you switch
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| IONOS | Backup Service · VM/Server Backup Storage | $0.08/mo | Priced per GB per 30 days | Visit |
| Hostinger | Shared/Web Hosting · Premium | $2.99/mo | 20 GB SSD | Visit |
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