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Dedicated CPU Compute · $80.3/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe, 5000 GB transfer)
Linode's $80.30/mo Dedicated CPU plan is significantly more expensive than comparable alternatives, with hidden bandwidth overage charges and backup add-on costs that further inflate the true cost. Several providers offer 8GB RAM with 2-4 vCPU at $5.94-$12.88/mo, though most carry renewal-price traps or fair-usage policies worth verifying.
Matches Linode's 8GB RAM and 160GB storage at 1/13th the price, with unlimited traffic and no per-GB overage charges.
Caveat: Price is locked to 24-month prepay; shorter terms cost more; fair-usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage; ticket-only support on base tier.
Identical specs (8GB RAM, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer) at 1/8th Linode's price, includes DDoS protection and weekly backups.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps 2-4x after intro term (e.g. to ~$11.99/mo); lowest intro rates require 24-36 month prepay; free domain only first year.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150GB NVMe at 1/6th Linode's price; more CPU cores than Linode's 2 vCPU for better performance.
Caveat: 24-month prepay required for quoted price; fair-usage policy on unlimited traffic; ticket-only support.
6GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120GB SSD at 1/6th Linode's price; unmanaged by default but includes user-responsible management.
Caveat: Renewal price substantially higher than intro rate; unmanaged by default (add $10-25/mo for managed support); 3TB transfer cap vs Linode's 5TB.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120GB NVMe at 1/12th Linode's price with unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s.
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional (3-month or 1-year term); renewal pricing 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance billed at $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| 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 |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS M | $6.67/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 1 OCPU / 6GB | $8.76/mo | 6 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube S | $10.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS M+ | $11/mo | 4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | Visit |
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