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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 better specs at a fraction of the cost. Most cheaper options are shared-CPU VPS tiers, so workload fit matters; however, Contabo's 4-vCPU/8GB plan at $5.94/mo and Hetzner's CX23 at $6.49/mo offer far better raw value if you don't need guaranteed CPU isolation.
4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB SSD, unlimited traffic for $5.94/mo—double Linode's CPU and RAM at 1/8th the price, with no per-GB overage charges.
Caveat: Shared CPU (not dedicated), 24-month contract lock-in required for this rate, fair-usage policy on bandwidth, and ticket-only support on base tier.
2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD, 20TB transfer for $6.49/mo—matches Linode's RAM and vCPU count at 1/8th the price with generous egress allowance.
Caveat: Shared CPU, recent 30-40% price increases on other lines, VAT excluded from listed price, and traffic overage rates vary by region.
1 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 50GB NVMe, 4TB transfer, weekly backups for $6.49/mo intro—matches Linode's RAM and transfer allowance at 1/8th the price.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12-48 month prepay; renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (2x higher), only weekly (not daily) backups, and free domain is first-year only.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, and daily backup included for $4.54/mo—excellent value for non-dedicated workloads.
Caveat: Shared CPU, APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026, IPv4 addresses billed separately, and Windows licensing adds per-vCore surcharge.
2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe, unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbit/s) for $4.33/mo—cheapest option with matching storage to Linode.
Caveat: Intro pricing is 3-month or 1-year promo on 1-year contract; renewal is 2-6x higher, overage traffic is $0.036/GB after 2TB, and additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/mo each.
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 |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 1 OCPU / 6GB | $8.76/mo | 6 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | 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 |
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