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High Memory Compute · $480/mo (150 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200 GB SSD, 8000 GB transfer)
Linode's High Memory 150GB plan is competitively priced but several alternatives offer better raw value, especially if you can commit to longer contract terms or tolerate fair-usage bandwidth policies. The biggest savings come from Contabo's VPS options, which undercut Linode by 80-90% on sticker price, though with trade-offs in support and potential throttling on sustained high traffic.
96GB RAM, 18 vCPU, 600GB SSD, unlimited traffic at 1 Gbps for less than 11% of Linode's price; NVMe-class performance on the Plus variant for $90.88.
Caveat: Quoted price is 24-month prepaid rate; 1-month/12-month terms cost significantly more; ticket-only support; unlimited traffic subject to fair-usage throttling on sustained abuse.
128GB DDR5 ECC RAM, 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X3D, up to 3.84TB NVMe, 20TB EU traffic pool for $99/mo; bare-metal performance and specs exceed Linode's.
Caveat: Setup fee rising to 79 EUR in 2026; price flagged as placeholder and not confirmed; VAT excluded; traffic overages billed per GB beyond 20TB pool; recent large price increases on other Hetzner lines (CPX/CCX +2.4x-2.73x in June 2026).
96GB RAM, 16 ARM Ampere vCPU for $140/mo; strong SLA (99.95%) and always-free tier eligibility can offset costs for light workloads.
Caveat: ARM architecture may require application recompilation; Block Volume performance (VPU) billed separately; OKE control-plane fees add $0.10/hr if using Kubernetes.
120GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200GB SSD, 1 Gbps guaranteed public bandwidth, 99.99% SLA for $397/mo; closest spec match to Linode with better uptime guarantee.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge if needed; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; Object Storage has retrieval fees and minimum retention periods.
128GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 8000GB transfer matches Linode's bandwidth allowance; 100% network uptime SLA; only 3% more expensive.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; Windows license not included; less storage (no SSD size specified vs Linode's 200GB).
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| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 16 OCPU / 96GB | $140.16/mo | 96 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Cloud VDS (Max Performance VPS) · Cloud VDS XXL | $161.99/mo | 96 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 720 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R740XD | $166.7/mo | 128 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Dedicated Servers · Elite | $249.99/mo | 128 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 2000 GB NVMe SSD RAID-1 | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · r2-120 | $397.12/mo | 120 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · AMD Tier 3 | $399/mo | 128 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · Mem 16vCPU/128GB (Block Storage) | $467.2/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · Mem 128GB (Linux, IPv6) | $580/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · POP2-HM-16C-128G | $601.52/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual Machines · B20ms | $607.36/mo | 80 GB RAM, 20 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · Mem-Opt 16vCPU/128GB/800GB | $640/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 800 GB | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Compute Engine · n2d-highmem-16 | $665.64/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
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