BuyVM vs Linode.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, BuyVM undercuts Linode on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $3.75/GB against $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2/mo (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 3.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is BuyVM Slice 4096 at $15/mo, against Linode at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

BuyVMall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB

  1 vCPU · 512 MB · 10 GB SSD

  $2/moView at BuyVM ↗

Linodeall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Nanode 1GB

  1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD

  $5/moView at Linode ↗

compare the two best-value plans side by side →

MetricBuyVMLinode

Plans tracked1018

Cheapest plan$2/mo$5/mo

Median $/GB RAM$3.75/GB$7.50/GB

Avg value score77/10035/100

Locations333

Dedicated-vCPU plans712

NVMe share0%0%

Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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BuyVMwins

Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB SSD · $7/mo

Linode

Linode 2GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · $12/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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BuyVMwins

Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB

1 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $15/mo

Linode

Linode 4GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $24/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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BuyVMwins

High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

2 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $30/mo

Linode

Linode 8GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $48/mo

Top value plans from each

BuyVM

• Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GBvalue 98/100$2
• Slice 1024 · 1 vCPU · 1 GBvalue 92/100$3.50
• Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 84/100$7
• Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 76/100$15
• High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 73/100$30

Linode

• Nanode 1GBvalue 75/100$5
• Linode 24GBvalue 60/100$60
• Linode 2GBvalue 58/100$12
• Linode 48GBvalue 54/100$120
• Linode 4GBvalue 53/100$24

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. BuyVM data: Live web · KVM Slice and High Volume plan text on buyvm.net (flat list prices). Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types.