Linode Review
Linode in its own words
Linode is now part of Akamai.
Linode was founded as a VPS provider in 2003.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS hosting products.
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States
Quick Links
| Linode plans specs and prices | Plans |
| Linode instance types | Instance Types |
| How fast are Linode servers? Check them out in the Screener | Screener |
| List of Linode trials | Trials |
| Review CPU models found in Linode trials | CPUs |
| Performance variations of Linode VPS over the long term | Consistency |
| List of Linode yabs.sh results | Yabs |
Linode VPS Features
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Fast growing list of features.
- Large choice of instance types.
- Modern and fast management UI.
- Large choice of datacenters.
Weaknesses
- Wide mix of CPUs, fast and slow, old and new.
Linode Extra Services
In addition to features included in VPS plans, Linode also sells the services marked green in the following table:
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer |
| Floating IP addresses | Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless |
| DDoS protection | Kubernetes | GPU instances | Private network |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each Linode VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73s | 60s | 90s | 8 |
Control Panel Screenshots
Cloud Storage Prices
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage Prices page.
| Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Description | Restriction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backups | $0.062 |
Prices vary depending on instance size: approximately 20% of instance price.
The backups service automatically performs daily, weekly, and biweekly local backups of your cloud instances
Linode backups storage |
$0.06 for 2GB Linode. 20% of instance price in general. |
| Block | $0.100 |
Volumes are configured with built-in data replication. Linode Block Storage is powered by NVMe SSD drives.
Linode block storage |
10GB minimum size |
| Object | $0.020 |
S3 compatible.
1 TB outbound transfer included.
Up to 50 Million Objects per Cluster.
Linode object storage |
250GB minimum |
Network Bandwidth Prices
These are the network bandwidth prices charged by Linode for outbound transfers from VPS to the internet.
For a comparison of bandwidth prices from all providers, go to the Network Bandwitdh Prices page.
| Description | Price / GB |
|---|---|
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Pricing model: Allowance Then Charged
(the provider gives a free bandwidth allowance with each server. Bandwidth above the free allowance is charged by the provider.)
Transfer pool: yes
All metered network transfer consumed by a service is counted toward the account-wide monthly network transfer pool. Any additional transfer usage that exceeds this monthly allotment costs $0.005/GB (which comes to $5/TB) and is charged at the end of the billing period.
Linode networking |
$0.005/GB |
Linode Instance Types and Plans
Note: All VPS prices reported at VPSBenchmarks are for one month without any further commitment and before promotions unless noted otherwise. The IPv4 charge is added to the VPS monthly price in case the provider doesn't include it by default.
| Plan | Number of CPU cores | RAM | Storage | Monthly Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family: Compute optimized Instance Type: Dedicated CPU |
Dedicated compute for CPU-intensive workloads. Dedicated CPU instances run on their own CPU cores in the Linode infrastructure. No sharing the processor with other instances. |
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| Dedicated 4GB | 2 | 4.0GB | 80GB | $36.00 / month |
| Dedicated 8GB | 4 | 8.0GB | 160GB | $72.00 / month |
| Family: General purpose Instance Type: Shared CPU |
Balanced performance for nearly any workload. Affordable Shared CPU plans are ideal for general workloads and include generous amounts of free bundled transfer. |
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| Shared 1GB | 1 | 1.0GB | 25GB | $5.00 / month |
| Shared 2GB | 1 | 2.0GB | 50GB | $12.00 / month |
| Shared 4GB | 2 | 4.0GB | 80GB | $24.00 / month |
| Shared 8GB | 4 | 8.0GB | 160GB | $48.00 / month |
| Family: Memory optimized Instance Type: High Memory |
High Memory instances offer a cost-effective way to run memory-intensive applications on dedicated CPUs. Perfect for when you need more RAM without increasing storage or vCPUs. |
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| Family: Compute optimized Instance Type: Premium |
Minimum hardware model for consistent performance on dedicated resources. Premium instances provide the highest level of performance for CPU intensive or latency sensitive workloads running on Linode's best available AMD Epyc™ processors. |
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| Premium 4GB | 2 | 4.0GB | 80GB | $43.00 / month |
| Premium 8GB | 4 | 8.0GB | 160GB | $86.00 / month |
| Instance Type: Other |
No description |
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| Shared 16GB | 6 | 16.0GB | 320GB | $96.00 / month |
