Linode was founded in 2003.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS hosting products.
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
In addition to features included in the VPS plan, Linode also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer | Floating IP addresses |
Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless | DDoS protection | Kubernetes |
GPU instances |
These are all the CPU types we have seen in Linode instances per plan and time period.
Linode CPUsFor each Linode VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
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51s | 35s | 70s | 10 |
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage Prices page.
Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Restriction | Description |
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Backups | $0.050 | $0.05 for 2GB Linode. 25% of instance price in general. |
Prices vary depending on instance size: 25% of instance price.
Backups are automatically scheduled.
https://www.linode.com/products/backups/ |
Block | $0.100 | 10GB minimum size |
Replicated 3 times. Linode Block Storage is powered by a combination of large capacity HDDs and ultra-fast NVMe drives.
https://www.linode.com/blockstorage |
Object | $0.020 | 250GB minimum |
1 TB outbound transfer included.
Up to 50 Million Objects per Cluster.
https://www.linode.com/products/object-storage/ |
The Screener shows all Linode plans side by side with their grades in 5 categories.
URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing |
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Price per month | $5.00 |
Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
Disk GB | 25 |
Num Cores | 1 |
Memory GB | 1.0 |
Hourly Billing | Yes |
Virtualization | KVM |
Data Transfer GB | 1000 |
Maximum Network Speed Out | 1000 Mbps |
Burstable CPU | No |
Dedicated CPU | No |
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 32
Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
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E | E | F | D | C |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2021 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - 1GB $5. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
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Review | Review | Review | Review |
Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
This plan was tested 6 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the 1GB $5 plan with its grade and CPU type.
Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
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Dec 11 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz | Texas, USA | E |
Nov 17 2019 | AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor | DAllas, TX, USA | D |
Nov 26 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v4 @ 2.30GHz | Dallas, TX | D |
Jun 10 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | Newark, NJ | D |
Oct 28 2017 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | us-east-1a | E |
URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing |
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Price per month | $10.00 |
Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
Disk GB | 50 |
Num Cores | 1 |
Memory GB | 2.0 |
Hourly Billing | Yes |
Virtualization | KVM |
Data Transfer GB | 2000 |
Burstable CPU | No |
Dedicated CPU | No |
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 46
Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
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E | E | C | C | C |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2021 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - 2GB $10. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
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Review | Review | Review | Review |
Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
This plan was tested 8 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the 2GB $10 plan with its grade and CPU type.
Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
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May 02 2020 | AMD EPYC 7501 32-Core Processor | Georgia, USA | D |
Sep 10 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v4 @ 2.30GHz | Newark, NJ, USA | E |
Oct 01 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v4 @ 2.30GHz | Dallas, TX | D |
May 17 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | Newark, NJ | D |
Sep 02 2017 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | Newark, NJ | D |
URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing |
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Price per month | $20.00 |
Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
Disk GB | 80 |
Num Cores | 2 |
Memory GB | 4.0 |
Hourly Billing | Yes |
Virtualization | KVM |
Data Transfer GB | 4000 |
Burstable CPU | No |
Dedicated CPU | No |
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 71
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - 4GB $20. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
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Review | Review | Review | Review |
Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
This plan was tested 6 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the 4GB $20 plan with its grade and CPU type.
Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
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Sep 27 2020 | AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor | New Jersey, USA | B |
Jul 01 2019 | AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor | Dallas, TX, USA | C |
Jul 26 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | Newark, NJ | C |
Jan 28 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | Newark, NJ | C |
URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing#dedicated_cpu |
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Price per month | $30.00 |
Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
Disk GB | 80 |
Num Cores | 2 |
Memory GB | 4.0 |
Hourly Billing | Yes |
Virtualization | KVM |
Data Transfer GB | 4000 |
Burstable CPU | No |
Dedicated CPU | Yes |
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 49
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - Dedicated 4GB. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
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Review | Review | Review | Review |
Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
This plan was tested 3 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Dedicated 4GB plan with its grade and CPU type.
Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
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Feb 25 2021 | AMD EPYC 7501 32-Core Processor | Toronto, Canada | D |
Jan 28 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz | Atlanta, GA, USA | C |
Feb 20 2019 | AMD EPYC 7501 32-Core Processor | Dallas, TX, USA | C |
URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing |
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Price per month | $40.00 |
Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
Disk GB | 160 |
Num Cores | 4 |
Memory GB | 8.0 |
Hourly Billing | Yes |
Virtualization | KVM |
Data Transfer GB | 5000 |
Burstable CPU | No |
Dedicated CPU | No |
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 55
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - 8GB $40. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
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Review | Review | Review | Review |
Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
This plan was tested 3 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the 8GB $40 plan with its grade and CPU type.
Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
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Jul 15 2020 | AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor | California, USA | C |
May 13 2020 | AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor | New Jersey, USA | C |
Apr 14 2019 | AMD EPYC 7501 32-Core Processor | Texas, USA | C |
URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing/ |
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Price per month | $60.00 |
Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
Disk GB | 160 |
Num Cores | 4 |
Memory GB | 8.0 |
Hourly Billing | Yes |
Virtualization | KVM |
Data Transfer GB | 5000 |
Burstable CPU | No |
Dedicated CPU | Yes |
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 66
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - Dedicated 8GB. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Runs | Live Web | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Remote Timings | Endurance |
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Review | Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Dedicated 8GB plan with its grade and CPU type.
Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
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Mar 29 2020 | AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor | New Jersey, USA | C |