Linode (Akamai)
Developer-friendly cloud compute from Akamai, known for simple flat-rate pricing and global reach via Akamai's edge network.
Last updated 2026-07-18
- Starting price
- $2/mo
- Uptime SLA
- 99.99%
- Storage
- SSD
- Regions
- 20
- Managed K8s
- Yes
- Compliance
- SOC 2, PCI DSS (for compatible services), GDPR, HIPAA (with BAA on eligible services)
Products and pricing
General-purpose shared-vCPU virtual machines (Nanode/Linode line)
| Tier | Price | RAM | vCPU | Disk | Transfer | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo ($0.0075/hr) | 1 GB | 1 vCPU | 25 GB SSD | 1000 GB | |
| Linode 16 GB | $96/mo ($0.144/hr) | 16 GB | 6 vCPU | 320 GB SSD | 8000 GB | |
| Linode 32 GB | $192/mo ($0.288/hr) | 32 GB | 8 vCPU | 640 GB SSD | 16000 GB | |
| Linode 64 GB | $384/mo ($0.576/hr) | 64 GB | 16 vCPU | 1280 GB SSD | 20000 GB | |
| Linode 96 GB | $576/mo ($0.864/hr) | 96 GB | 20 vCPU | 1920 GB SSD | 20000 GB | |
| Linode 128 GB | $768/mo ($1.152/hr) | 128 GB | 24 vCPU | 2560 GB SSD | 20000 GB | |
| Linode 192 GB | $1152/mo ($1.728/hr) | 192 GB | 32 vCPU | 3840 GB SSD | 20000 GB | |
| Linode 2 GB | $12/mo ($0.018/hr) | 2 GB | 1 vCPU | 50 GB SSD | 2000 GB | |
| Linode 4 GB | $24/mo ($0.036/hr) | 4 GB | 2 vCPU | 80 GB SSD | 4000 GB | |
| Linode 8 GB | $48/mo ($0.072/hr) | 8 GB | 4 vCPU | 160 GB SSD | 5000 GB |
Price history
We keep every price we've ever captured for Linode (Akamai), so you can see whether a plan's price is holding, creeping up, or recently dropped before you commit.
- Current
- $5/mo
- Lowest tracked
- $5/mo
- Highest tracked
- $5/mo
- Price changes
- 0
- Last checked
- Aug 24, 2026
Tracked since Jul 18, 2026. Linode (Akamai) hasn't changed this price in that time — we re-check it weekly, and each hollow point above is a check that found the same price.
Hidden costs
- Outbound bandwidth billed at $0.005/GB (compute/storage) or $0.015/GB (NodeBalancer) once pooled network transfer allowance is exceeded
- Backups service is a separate add-on priced per instance (roughly 20-25% of the instance monthly price)
- HA control plane for LKE Kubernetes is a flat $60/mo add-on per cluster; LKE Enterprise clusters are $300/mo per cluster
- Managed Database HA (3-node) clusters cost roughly 2-3x the single-node price
Runs these stacks well
PostgreSQL
Linode (Akamai) Managed Databases offers a straightforward, well-priced Postgres tier.
MySQL
Linode (Akamai) Managed Databases offers a straightforward, well-priced MySQL tier.
Redis
Linode (Akamai) Managed Databases offers a straightforward, well-priced Redis tier.
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