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Linode (Akamai) vs Contabo

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QUICK VERDICT — WHICH ONE FOR YOUR USE CASE
Verified July 20, 2026
Bandwidth-heavy workloads
Contabo — Contabo includes unmetered outbound traffic (fair-use), so egress never shows up on the bill.
EU-based company & data residency
Contabo — Contabo is headquartered in the EU (DE) with European data-center locations.
Serving users on multiple continents
Linode (Akamai) — Linode (Akamai) lists more distinct data-center locations in our dataset (11 vs 6).

Entry plans at a glance

SPEC
Linode (Akamai)
Contabo
Entry plan
Nanode 1 GB
Cloud VPS 4
Price / month
$5.00
€5.50
vCPU
1
4
RAM
1 GB
8 GB
Storage
25 GB SSD
100 GB SSD
Included traffic
1 TB
Unmetered
Egress overage
$5.00/TB
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Full pricing

Linode (Akamai) plans

Prices last verified: July 20, 2026
Nanode 1 GB$5.00
1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD · 1 TB
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Linode 2 GB$12.00
1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · 2 TB
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Linode 4 GB$24.00
2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · 4 TB
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Linode 8 GB$48.00
4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB
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Contabo plans

Prices last verified: July 20, 2026
Cloud VPS 4€5.50
4 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered
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Cloud VPS 6€7.50
6 vCPU · 12 GB · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered
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Cloud VPS 8€14.00
8 vCPU · 24 GB · 300 GB SSD · Unmetered
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Cloud VPS 12€25.00
12 vCPU · 48 GB · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered
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Pros & cons

Linode (Akamai)
Cheapest egress overage of the US trio ($5/TB)
Akamai backbone and expanding global regions
Long track record, simple flat pricing
Console and ecosystem less polished than DigitalOcean
Akamai enterprise focus shifts attention from small VPS users

Strong value for bandwidth-heavy workloads thanks to the lowest per-TB overage among US providers.

Contabo
Most RAM and storage per euro of any provider here
Unlimited outgoing traffic (fair-use)
Global locations at flat EU-style prices
Displayed prices assume a 24-month term; shorter terms cost more
Shared resources are oversubscribed — performance varies
Basic panel and support; occasional provisioning delays

Unbeatable on paper specs per euro; pick it for bulk RAM/storage workloads where consistent CPU performance is not critical.

Frequently asked questions

How do Linode (Akamai) and Contabo entry prices compare?

Linode (Akamai)'s Nanode 1 GB starts at $5.00/month and Contabo's Cloud VPS 4 at €5.50/month. They bill in different currencies, so the exact difference depends on the exchange rate.

Which includes more bandwidth: Linode (Akamai) or Contabo?

Linode (Akamai) includes up to 5 TB of traffic on the plans we track; Contabo offers unmetered outbound traffic under a fair-use policy.

Where do Linode (Akamai) and Contabo have data centers?

Linode (Akamai): Newark, Atlanta, Dallas, Fremont, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney. Contabo: Germany, UK, USA, Singapore, Japan, Australia.

How fresh is the pricing data on this page?

Every price is checked against the provider's official pricing page on an automated weekly schedule, and each pricing table shows its "last verified" date. Plans we cannot verify are flagged instead of shown with a stale number.

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