Linode vs Vultr

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We have tested 18 VPS plans from Linode and Vultr. We'll show which one is best based on a detailed performance analysis, on features and prices.


Linode

Linode

Linode was founded in 2003.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS hosting products.

It has datacenters in:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Germany
  • India
  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Vultr

Vultr

Vultr was founded in 2014.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS and Dedicated hosting products.

It has datacenters in:
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

VPS Plans

Plan Name Monthly Price CPU cores Memory (GB) Disk Space (GB) Data Transfer (GB) Latest trial
Regular 1GB 1 core $5.00 1 1.0 25 1000 Mar 11 2023
Shared 1GB $5.00 1 1.0 25 1000 Mar 06 2022
High Performance 1GB $6.00 1 1.0 25 2000 Jul 24 2022
High Frequency 1GB $6.00 1 1.0 32 1000 Mar 08 2022
Regular 2GB 1 core $10.00 1 2.0 55 2000 Dec 09 2021
Shared 2GB $10.00 1 2.0 50 2000 Oct 20 2022
High Frequency 2GB $12.00 1 2.0 64 2000 Oct 24 2022
Regular 4GB 2 cores $20.00 2 4.0 80 3000 Dec 11 2022
Shared 4GB $20.00 2 4.0 80 4000 Dec 20 2021
High Performance 4GB $24.00 2 4.0 100 5000 Apr 25 2022
High Frequency 4GB $24.00 2 4.0 128 3000 Sep 08 2022
CPU Optimized 1-2-25 $28.00 1 2.0 25 4000 Jan 27 2023
Dedicated 4GB $30.00 2 4.0 80 4000 May 19 2022
Regular 8GB 4 cores $40.00 4 8.0 160 4000 Jan 23 2022
Shared 8GB $40.00 4 8.0 160 5000 Jan 31 2023
Dedicated 8GB $60.00 4 8.0 160 5000 Aug 04 2022
Regular 16GB 6 cores $80.00 6 16.0 320 5000 Oct 21 2021
High Performance 16GB $96.00 8 16.0 350 8000 Jun 09 2022

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Performance Grades

To summarize the performance of each VPS plan, we generated grades based on the various tests that were run: web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Each grade focuses on one aspect of the VPS speed or stability (cpu, disk IO, network IO...) and is made of one or more metrics measured during the tests.

Grades are evenly distributed between A and F. A is best, F is worst.

Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.

How are grades calculated?

Screen all VPS from Linode and Vultr
Plan Name Web Perf Raw CPU Power Perf Stability Disk IO Perf Network Perf
Regular 1GB 1 core
$5.00
F F E E C
Shared 1GB
$5.00
E E E D C
High Performance 1GB
$6.00
C E C B C
High Frequency 1GB
$6.00
C E B B C
Regular 2GB 1 core
$10.00
B D C B B
Shared 2GB
$10.00
F F E D C
High Frequency 2GB
$12.00
C E B C C
Regular 4GB 2 cores
$20.00
E E E D C
Shared 4GB
$20.00
B C B C C
High Performance 4GB
$24.00
C C C E C
High Frequency 4GB
$24.00
C D C C B
CPU Optimized 1-2-25
$28.00
B D B B C
Dedicated 4GB
$30.00
E E E D B
Regular 8GB 4 cores
$40.00
B B B B B
Shared 8GB
$40.00
C B B B B
Dedicated 8GB
$60.00
C C E C B
Regular 16GB 6 cores
$80.00
C A D B B
High Performance 16GB
$96.00
C A D A B
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Features and Datacenters

This list is a subset of the features each provider may offer.

Linode Vultr
Backups  Yes Yes
Block storage  Yes Yes
Object storage  Yes Yes
Load balancer  Yes Yes
DDoS protection  Yes Yes
Hourly Billing  Yes Yes
SSH Keys Setup  Yes Yes
Total Number of Datacenters  11 30
Number of Datacenter Continents  4 4
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CPUs

These are the CPUs we have seen in Linode and Vultr instances in the past 18 months.

All Linode CPUs All Vultr CPUs
AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor
AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor
AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core Processor
AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor
AMD EPYC-Rome Processor
Intel Core Processor (Broadwell, no TSX, IBRS)
Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake)
Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)

Performance Consistency

The provider consistency score shows how much variation can be expected between 2 servers of the same type at the same provider. A high consistency score (>65) means the performance of all servers of the provider is consistent over many trials and many plans.

Providers who don't have enough data yet at VPSBenchmarks don't have a consistency score.

Linode Vultr
Consistency Score 52 59

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VPS Instance Provisioning Time

This is the average time it took to create an instance for Linode and Vultr from instance order to instance accepting connections.

All VPS provisioning times

Linode Vultr
Number of instance creations in sample 7 12
Average provisioning time 77s 152s

Performance in Depth...

These are some of the test results that are used to determine the grades above.

Web Response Times

We ran a database intensive web application at various levels of load on cloud servers from Linode and Vultr. This is the average response time measured locally on the VPS for each plan we tested.



Local Response Time per Plan

Lower is better


Maximum HTTP Load

We ran a database intensive web application at various levels of load on cloud servers from Linode and Vultr. This is the maximum rate of HTTP requests that each server handled without timing out.



Maximum HTTP request rate

Higher is better


During the Web Test, we collect response time metrics, rate metrics and CPU metrics. All of those are measured locally on the VPS running the web server. All metrics can be compared on the Web Performance Comparison page.

Sysbench CPU Performance

We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of Linode and Vultr. These are the Sysbench CPU test results:



Rate of operations

Higher is better


Sysbench Disk IO Performance

We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of Linode and Vultr. These are the Sysbench Disk IO Random Read test results:



Rate of operations

Higher is better

Sysbench test results are also available for random disk IO tests, sequential disk IO tests and memory tests.
Review and compare all Sysbench numbers on the Sysbench Comparison page for Linode and Vultr.

Network Transfers

We have performed large file transfers from the Linode and Vultr VPS and we measured the speed of downloads and uploads.

The transfers involve multiple files, 10 threads and last for at least 10 seconds at maximum speed. The transfers are repeated 3 times from different servers and only the fastest transfer is reported here.


Download Speed per Plan

Higher is better

Network Transfers measurements including download and upload speeds can be compared for Linode and Vultr on the Network Transfers Comparison page.

Sustained CPU Endurance Tests

We pushed the CPU of those VPS plans hard for 24 hours straight.

This test shows how fast the VPS can go for long periods of time, how stable the performance is and it also gives clues on how overallocated the VPSs may be.


Average number of operations per hour

Higher is better

Review and compare endurance test results for Linode and Vultr on the Sustained CPU Endurance Comparison page.

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