BuyVM vs Linode.
Prices checked
BuyVM is cheaper at 4 of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 costs you $15 a month against $24 at Linode, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $1.50 a month less (30%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 1 GB · 20 GB SSD
$3.50/moLinode · 1C, 1 GB · 25 GB SSD
$5/mo
2 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $5 a month less (42%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 2 GB · 40 GB SSD
$7/moLinode · 1C, 2 GB · 50 GB SSD
$12/mo
4 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $9 a month less (38%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$15/moLinode · 2C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$24/mo
8 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $18 a month less (38%). compare the two
BuyVM · 2C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$30/moLinode · 4C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$48/mo
16 GB of RAM
The same price. compare the two
BuyVM · 4C, 16 GB · 320 GB SSD
$60/moLinode · 2C, 24 GB · 20 GB SSD
$60/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansBuyVM
1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100
$2/mo
Linode
1C · 1 GB · Value 75/100
$5/mo
At a glance
Best value from each
BuyVM
- 1
1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100
$2/mo - 2
1C · 1 GB · Value 90/100
$3.50/mo - 3
1C · 2 GB · Value 84/100
$7/mo - 4
1C · 4 GB · Value 76/100
$15/mo - 5
2C · 8 GB · Value 72/100
$30/mo
Linode
- 1
1C · 1 GB · Value 75/100
$5/mo - 2
2C · 24 GB · Value 59/100
$60/mo - 3
1C · 2 GB · Value 56/100
$12/mo - 4
2C · 48 GB · Value 52/100
$120/mo - 5
2C · 4 GB · Value 51/100
$24/mo
How we count
On today's data, BuyVM undercuts Linode on memory, at a typical $3.75 per GB of RAM a month against $7.50. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2 a month (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations against 3.
Value is hardware per dollar: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth for the price, scored out of 100 the same way for every plan in the index. The typical price per GB of RAM is the middle one of each provider's plans.
Each size is the cheapest plan with at least that much RAM and less than twice as much, so the two sides compare like with like; a provider with no plan in that range has no row there. Only a size where both plans include a disk names a cheaper side. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that is sold out, is not a pick.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. How each one is read is on the data health page.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, BuyVM or Linode?
- BuyVM is cheaper at 4 of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB costs $15/mo against $24/mo for Linode Linode 4GB, excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026. The cheapest plan overall is BuyVM's at $2/mo.
- Which has more locations, BuyVM or Linode?
- Linode, with 33 locations against 3.
- Where do these prices come from?
- From each provider's own API or public price page, read and last refreshed 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude VAT.
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