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)
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
- Sep 28, 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.
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 |
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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