Linode was founded in 2003.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS hosting products.
Linode plans specs and prices | Plans |
Linode instance types | Instance Types |
How fast are Linode servers? Check them out in the Screener | Screener |
Review CPU models found in Linode trials | CPUs |
Performance variations of Linode VPS over the long term | Consistency |
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This is the most recent news from Linode.
The new program is called Green Light and it gives users early access to new Linode products and test them before they hit the market. Users may then provide valuable feedback to influence product direction.
In the near term, upcoming new products include:
By signing up into the Green Light membership, members will get a sneak peak into new products and will be asked for early input. They will be able to join a Slack channel to discuss with the Linode product development and marketing teams. In addition, at the end of each Beta, members who participate in a survey... (continued)
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
In addition to features included in VPS plans, 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 | Private network |
For each Linode VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
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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77s | 60s | 110s | 7 |
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage Prices page.
Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Description | Restriction |
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Backups | $0.050 |
Prices vary depending on instance size: 25% of instance price.
Backups are automatically scheduled.
https://www.linode.com/products/backups/ |
$0.05 for 2GB Linode. 25% of instance price in general. |
Block | $0.100 |
Volumes are configured with built-in data replication. Linode Block Storage is powered by NVMe SSD drives.
https://www.linode.com/products/block-storage/ |
10GB minimum size |
Object | $0.020 |
S3 compatible.
1 TB outbound transfer included.
Up to 50 Million Objects per Cluster.
https://www.linode.com/products/object-storage/ |
250GB minimum |
These are the network bandwidth prices charged by Linode for outbound transfers from VPS to the internet.
For a comparison of bandwidth prices from all providers, go to the Network Bandwitdh Prices page.
Description | Price / GB |
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Pricing model: Allowance Then Charged
(the provider gives a free bandwidth allowance with each server. Bandwidth above the free allowance is charged by the provider.)
Free allowance: 4 TB / month
(for a 2 core 4GB instance or closest available)
Transfer pool: yes
https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/network-transfer/
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$0.010/GB |
How fast are Linode servers: Screen all Linode VPS Plans
Note: All VPS prices reported at VPSBenchmarks are for one month without any further commitment and before promotions. The IPv4 charge is added to the VPS monthly price in case the provider doesn't include it by default.
Plan | Number of CPU cores | RAM | Storage | Price |
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Family: Compute optimized Instance Type: Dedicated CPU |
Dedicated compute for CPU-intensive workloads. Dedicated CPU instances run on their own CPU cores in the Linode infrastructure. No sharing the processor with other instances. |
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Dedicated 4GB | 2 | 4.0GB | 80GB | $30.00 |
Dedicated 8GB | 4 | 8.0GB | 160GB | $60.00 |
Family: General purpose Instance Type: Shared CPU |
Balanced performance for nearly any workload. Affordable Shared CPU plans are ideal for general workloads and include generous amounts of free bundled transfer. |
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Shared 1GB | 1 | 1.0GB | 25GB | $5.00 |
Shared 2GB | 1 | 2.0GB | 50GB | $10.00 |
Shared 4GB | 2 | 4.0GB | 80GB | $20.00 |
Shared 8GB | 4 | 8.0GB | 160GB | $40.00 |
Family: Memory optimized Instance Type: High Memory |
High Memory instances offer a cost-effective way to run memory-intensive applications on dedicated CPUs. Perfect for when you need more RAM without increasing storage or vCPUs. |
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VPSBenchmarks has not tested any plan for this instance type yet. |