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Dedicated CPU Compute · $2452.8/mo (256 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 3600 GB NVMe, 11000 GB transfer)
Linode's G8 Dedicated 256x64 at $2452.80/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer 128GB RAM / 32 vCPU configurations at $199-$565/mo, and even accounting for hidden costs and renewal traps, you can find 2-4x better value. The Linode plan's main advantage is its massive 256GB RAM and 64 vCPU, but if you don't need that scale, cheaper alternatives with comparable performance exist.
128GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3.84TB NVMe at 1/12th the Linode price; bare-metal performance with no hypervisor overhead.
Caveat: Setup fee rising to 159 EUR (~$173) in 2026; traffic overage at $0.005-0.01/GB after 20TB EU allowance; VAT not included in listed price.
| 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 |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.E5.Flex - 16 OCPU / 256GB | $350.4/mo |
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3TB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth, and 99.99% SLA for 1/8th the Linode cost.
Caveat: Renewal rates jump 2-3x after intro term; 36-month contract required for lowest price; domain and privacy add-ons become paid after year one.
Matches Linode's 256GB RAM exactly at 1/7th the price; flexible vCPU scaling and 99.95% SLA.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) billed separately; OKE Kubernetes adds $0.10/hour control-plane fee; Archive Storage has 90-day minimum retention and retrieval fees.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2TB NVMe, unlimited traffic, 10 Gbit/s port at 1/6th Linode's price.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 24-month prepaid term; shorter terms cost more per month; fair usage policy may throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage; ticket-only support on base tier.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3.2TB SSD RAID-10, 10TB transfer, 100% uptime SLA at 1/5th Linode's cost.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher; bandwidth overages and extra storage billed separately.
Before you switch
| 256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU |
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| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · AMD Tier 3 | $399/mo | 128 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe RAID1 | 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 |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX53 | $629.49/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · GP 32vCPU/128GB (Block Storage) | $700.8/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · b3-128 | $705.91/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R Dual (approx, Windows) | $845/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD/NVMe (RAID-1) | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 128GB (Linux, IPv6) | $880/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · GP 32vCPU/128GB | $960/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 640 GB | Visit |
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