Screen VPS from Linode and Microsoft Azure

Finding the best VPS that fits your needs has never been easier. Just use the sliders to select the specifications you're looking for and then watch.

The list of matching cloud server plans will be displayed along with their performance grades in 5 categories. Grade A is best. Grade F is worst.

Follow the links on the letters to find out the metrics that make up the grades.

Note: only VPS plans tested in the past 18 months are included in the Screener.

How are grades calculated?

Labs

Another way to look at cloud server performance: The Metrics Correlation Chart


Move the sliders or type a provider name substring to filter the VPS list.


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Linode
Linode
Shared 16GB
Overall Score: 76
Price per month: $96.00
Number of CPU cores: 6
Disk space: 320 GB
Memory: 16.0 GB
Trial Data: Mar 27 2024
Web Performance
C
Raw CPU Power
B
Performance Stability
B
Disk IO Performance
B
Network Performance
B

Linode
Linode
Premium 8GB
Overall Score: 65
Price per month: $86.00
Number of CPU cores: 4
Disk space: 160 GB
Memory: 8.0 GB
Trial Data: Sep 24 2023
Web Performance
C
Raw CPU Power
C
Performance Stability
C
Disk IO Performance
B
Network Performance
B

Linode
Linode
Dedicated 8GB
Overall Score: 63
Price per month: $72.00
Number of CPU cores: 4
Disk space: 160 GB
Memory: 8.0 GB
Trial Data: Jun 25 2023
Web Performance
C
Raw CPU Power
B
Performance Stability
D
Disk IO Performance
B
Network Performance
B

Azure
Microsoft Azure
D8s v5
Overall Score: 61
Price per month: $283.88
Number of CPU cores: 8
Disk space: 0 GB
Memory: 32.0 GB
Trial Data: Oct 29 2024
Web Performance
B
Raw CPU Power
B
Performance Stability
C
Disk IO Performance
E
Network Performance
C

Linode
Linode
Premium 4GB
Overall Score: 56
Price per month: $43.00
Number of CPU cores: 2
Disk space: 80 GB
Memory: 4.0 GB
Trial Data: Aug 09 2023
Web Performance
C
Raw CPU Power
D
Performance Stability
E
Disk IO Performance
B
Network Performance
B

Azure
Microsoft Azure
D2pls v6
Overall Score: 55
Price per month: $59.12
Number of CPU cores: 2
Disk space: 64 GB
Memory: 4.0 GB
Trial Data: Oct 22 2024
Web Performance
B
Raw CPU Power
D
Performance Stability
A
Disk IO Performance
F
Network Performance
C

Linode
Linode
Shared 1GB
Overall Score: 52
Price per month: $5.00
Number of CPU cores: 1
Disk space: 25 GB
Memory: 1.0 GB
Trial Data: Sep 06 2024
Web Performance
B
Raw CPU Power
E
Performance Stability
D
Disk IO Performance
B
Network Performance
D

Linode
Linode
Shared 2GB
Overall Score: 48
Price per month: $12.00
Number of CPU cores: 1
Disk space: 50 GB
Memory: 2.0 GB
Trial Data: Feb 11 2024
Web Performance
D
Raw CPU Power
E
Performance Stability
D
Disk IO Performance
B
Network Performance
C

Linode
Linode
Dedicated 4GB
Overall Score: 42
Price per month: $36.00
Number of CPU cores: 2
Disk space: 80 GB
Memory: 4.0 GB
Trial Data: Dec 25 2023
Web Performance
E
Raw CPU Power
E
Performance Stability
E
Disk IO Performance
C
Network Performance
B

Azure
Microsoft Azure
B2als v2
Overall Score: 41
Price per month: $27.44
Number of CPU cores: 2
Disk space: 28 GB
Memory: 4.0 GB
Trial Data: Sep 06 2023
Web Performance
B
Raw CPU Power
D
Performance Stability
E
Disk IO Performance
F
Network Performance
C

Azure
Microsoft Azure
D2ls_v5
Overall Score: 41
Price per month: $62.05
Number of CPU cores: 2
Disk space: 28 GB
Memory: 4.0 GB
Trial Data: Apr 18 2024
Web Performance
C
Raw CPU Power
D
Performance Stability
D
Disk IO Performance
F
Network Performance
C

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