Vultr 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: Vultr from $3.50/mo (Cloud Compute Regular 512 MB) vs Linode (Akamai) from $5.00/mo (Nanode 1 GB).
Entry plans at a glance
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Vultr plans
Prices last verified: July 20, 2026Linode (Akamai) plans
Prices last verified: July 20, 2026Pros & cons
Best pick when you need many small instances close to users worldwide; the $10/TB egress overage is mid-pack.
Strong value for bandwidth-heavy workloads thanks to the lowest per-TB overage among US providers.
Frequently asked questions
Vultr has the cheaper entry plan: $3.50/month vs $5.00/month (Cloud Compute Regular 512 MB vs Nanode 1 GB, verified against official pricing pages).
Vultr includes up to 2 TB of traffic on the plans we track; Linode (Akamai) includes up to 5 TB of traffic on the plans we track.
Vultr: 32 locations worldwide, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, New Jersey, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney. Linode (Akamai): Newark, Atlanta, Dallas, Fremont, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney.
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