DigitalOcean vs Linode (Akamai)
Side-by-side comparison generated from our verified pricing database. Every number links back to an official pricing page and shows when it was last checked.
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Entry pricing: DigitalOcean from $4.00/mo (Basic Droplet 512 MiB) vs Linode (Akamai) from $5.00/mo (Nanode 1 GB).
Entry plans at a glance
Full pricing
DigitalOcean plans
Prices last verified: July 20, 2026Linode (Akamai) plans
Prices last verified: July 20, 2026Pros & cons
The safe default for developers who want a mature ecosystem, clean UX and predictable bills more than the absolute lowest price per GB of RAM.
Strong value for bandwidth-heavy workloads thanks to the lowest per-TB overage among US providers.
Frequently asked questions
DigitalOcean has the cheaper entry plan: $4.00/month vs $5.00/month (Basic Droplet 512 MiB vs Nanode 1 GB, verified against official pricing pages).
DigitalOcean includes up to 4 TB of traffic on the plans we track; Linode (Akamai) includes up to 5 TB of traffic on the plans we track.
DigitalOcean: New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Toronto, Bangalore, Singapore, Sydney. Linode (Akamai): Newark, Atlanta, Dallas, Fremont, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney.
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