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Shared CPU Compute · $192/mo (32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB SSD, 16000 GB transfer)
Linode's $192/mo plan is competitively positioned but carries significant hidden costs (backups ~$38-48/mo, bandwidth overages at $0.005/GB). Several alternatives offer comparable or better specs at lower total cost of ownership, especially when factoring in renewal pricing and included services.
24GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 300GB SSD, unlimited traffic at 1/12th the Linode price with no per-GB overage charges.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month, and fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160GB SSD, 20TB transfer included at 1/10th the Linode price with transparent pricing and no backup add-on fees.
Caveat: Smaller SSD (160GB vs 640GB), traffic overage billed beyond 20TB pool, and VAT is excluded from listed price (adds ~19% in EU).
24GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200GB NVMe, daily backups included, unlimited traffic, and 3 Gbps bandwidth at 1/8th the Linode price.
Caveat: Smaller SSD (200GB vs 640GB), IPv4 addresses billed separately, and APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026.
16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 450GB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, and includes $75 Amazon gift card at 1/10th the Linode price.
Caveat: Intro price requires 36-month prepay; renewal rates jump 2-4x higher, and aggressive upsell prompts for add-ons during checkout.
16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s, and 99.99% SLA at 1/8th the Linode price.
Caveat: Intro pricing is a promotional rate on 1-year contract; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher, and additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/month each.
Before you switch
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX43 | $18.49/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160 GB SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 8 vCPU | $19.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 260 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XL | $22/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-4 | $23.37/mo | 24 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube M | $25.2/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 8 | $32.13/mo | 24 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 450 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube L | $34.56/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 16 | $34.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 250 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Dedicated Servers · Aspire | $35/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 1000 GB SSD | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 4 OCPU / 24GB | $35.04/mo | 24 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS M | $39.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 320 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS XL+ | $44/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
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