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Dedicated CPU Compute · $1576.8/mo (128 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 2560 GB NVMe, 10000 GB transfer)
Linode's G8 Dedicated 128x64 at $1576.80/mo is significantly overpriced for its specs. Multiple providers offer 128GB RAM + 32-64 vCPU configurations at 60-75% lower cost, with better or comparable storage and transfer allowances. Even accounting for hidden costs and renewal traps, the savings are substantial.
48 vCPU, 128GB RAM, 3.84TB NVMe for $199/mo - nearly 8x cheaper than Linode with only 25% fewer cores and significantly more storage.
Caveat: Setup fee 159 EUR (~$173) in 2026; traffic overage at $0.005/GB after 20TB EU allowance; VAT not included in listed price; recent price increases on other Hetzner lines suggest future hikes possible.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX162 | $199/mo | 128 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD |
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3TB NVMe with unmetered bandwidth for $312/mo - 5x cheaper than Linode with identical RAM and unmetered egress (vs Linode's $0.005/GB overage).
Caveat: Renewal rates jump 2-3x after intro term; requires 36-month prepay for lowest price; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one; SiteLock/backup upsells common at checkout.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2TB NVMe, unlimited traffic for $431/mo - 3.7x cheaper than Linode with identical RAM and no bandwidth overage risk.
Caveat: Price is effective rate on 24-month contract; shorter terms cost more; aggregator pricing discrepancy noted (EUR 249-285 vs EUR 399 on contabo.com - verify current invoice); fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage; ticket-only support on base tier.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3.2TB SSD RAID-10, 10TB transfer for $532/mo - 3x cheaper than Linode with identical RAM and managed support included.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months); renewal pricing significantly higher; bandwidth overages and extra storage billed separately; 100% uptime SLA is infrastructure-only, not application-level.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU for $503/mo - 3.1x cheaper than Linode with identical RAM and 99.99% SLA (vs Linode's standard 99.9%).
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional on 1-year contract; renewal rates 2-6x higher; additional IPv4 addresses $6/mo each; outbound transfer $0.036/GB after 2TB free allowance; building-block pricing model can be harder to estimate than fixed tiers.
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| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.E5.Flex - 16 OCPU / 256GB | $350.4/mo | 256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-32-64 | $390.11/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Turin 32 Cores | $430.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2048 GB NVMe (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 128GB | $457.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1198 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 32 vCPU / 128 GB preset | $502.56/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Cloud Dedicated Servers · High-Performance (Linux, Dual) | $532/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3200 GB SSD (RAID-10) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · GP1-L | $565.15/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · c3-64 | $628.97/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX53 | $629.49/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · CPU-Opt 32vCPU/64GB/500GB | $640/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 500 GB | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · CPU-Optimized 64GB | $672/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · GP 32vCPU/128GB (Block Storage) | $700.8/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
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