Linode vs Oracle Cloud Price Comparison

Linode and Oracle Cloud offer a variety of cloud server plans with different specifications and pricing. Here's a comparison:

Linode:

• Offers both shared and dedicated CPU plans.
• Shared plans range from 1GB to 16GB of RAM, with 1 to 6 cores and 25GB to 320GB of storage.
• Dedicated plans offer 4GB or 8GB of RAM, 2 to 4 cores and 80GB to 160GB of storage.
• Data transfer limits vary from 1TB to 8TB per month.
• Hourly billing is available for all plans.
• Prices range from $5 to $96 per month for shared plans and $36 to $86 for dedicated plans.

Oracle Cloud:

• Offers flexible virtual machines with different CPU architectures (AMD and ARM).
• Plans are based on OCPUs (Oracle Compute Units), where 1 OCPU is usually 2 vCPUs.
• Memory options range from 2GB to 15GB, with storage starting from 45 GB.
• Data transfer is not always specified, some plans have zero data transfer included.
• Hourly billing is available for some plans.
• Prices vary greatly from $10.5 to $58.54 per month.

Summary:

• Linode offers a more straightforward approach with shared and dedicated CPU options, while Oracle Cloud provides more flexibility with various instance types.
• Linode's plans generally have higher data transfer limits compared to some Oracle Cloud plans.
• Oracle Cloud's pricing can be more complex, with different pricing for different instance types and CPU architectures.
• Both providers offer hourly billing, but not for all plans.

Here's a chart showing the relationship between the number of vCPUs and the monthly price of the plans: