Contabo vs Linode.
vps pricing compared · prices as of · Contabo as of
On today's data, Contabo undercuts Linode on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $1.19/GB against $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is Linode at $5/mo (Nanode 1GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 9.
At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is Contabo Cloud VPS 4 at $6.35/mo, against Linode at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.
Contaboall plans →- $6.35/mochecked 10 days agoView at Contabo ↗
Linodeall plans →- $5/moView at Linode ↗
compare the two best-value plans side by side →
Plans tracked1118
Cheapest plan$6.35/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.19/GB$7.50/GB
Avg value score92/10035/100
Locations933
Dedicated-vCPU plans012
NVMe share55%0%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)57
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
ContaboPrices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Contabo data: Live web — server-rendered plan cards on contabo.com/en/vps/ + /en/vps-performance/. Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types.