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Dedicated CPU Compute · $51.1/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe, 4000 GB transfer)
Linode's G8 Dedicated 4x2 at $51.10/mo is a premium dedicated-CPU offering, but several alternatives deliver comparable or superior specs at a fraction of the cost, especially if you can tolerate shared CPU or accept renewal-price increases. The key trade-off is between Linode's guaranteed dedicated resources and the lower entry prices of shared/burstable competitors.
Doubles your RAM (8GB vs 4GB) and vCPU (4 vs 2), adds 20GB more storage (100GB vs 80GB), and includes unlimited traffic for just $5.94/mo on a 24-month term.
Caveat: Shared CPU (not dedicated), lower SLA (99.90% vs Linode's implicit higher tier), and requires 24-month prepay to hit this price; shorter terms cost significantly more per month.
Matches your 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, adds 20TB transfer allowance (vs Linode's 4TB), and costs $6.49/mo with no long-term contract lock-in.
Caveat: Shared CPU architecture, 40GB SSD (vs 80GB NVMe), and pricing excludes VAT; recent price increases (up to 2.7x on some lines) suggest future hikes are possible.
Offers 4GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, and 4TB transfer at $6.49/mo intro, with weekly backups included and no per-instance backup surcharge.
Caveat: Only 1 vCPU (vs Linode's 2), intro price requires 12-48 month prepay, and renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (84% increase); month-to-month billing is much higher.
Matches Linode's 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, adds daily backups (vs Linode's paid add-on), and costs just $4.54/mo with unlimited traffic.
Caveat: Only 40GB NVMe (vs 80GB), 500 Mbps bandwidth cap, and APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; IPv4 addresses billed separately.
Delivers 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 80GB NVMe for $4.33/mo with unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbit/s), undercutting Linode on price.
Caveat: Half the RAM (2GB vs 4GB), intro pricing is a 3-month or 1-year promo on a 1-year contract with renewal at 2-6x higher; overage traffic beyond 2TB free pool is $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| IONOS |
| VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ |
| $5/mo |
| 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe |
| Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Sample: 1 vCPU / 2GB / 20GB | $6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-1-2 | $6.15/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 1 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-S | $6.55/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Pulsar | $6.88/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-2 | $8.98/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB local disk | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $8.99/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
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