DigitalOcean vs Linode.
vps pricing compared · prices as of
On today's data, Linode undercuts DigitalOcean on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $7.50/GB against $8/GB. The cheapest way in is DigitalOcean at $4/mo (Basic Regular 1C · 0.5 GB · 10 GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 10.
DigitalOcean lists 70 plans from $4/mo and Linode lists 18 from $5/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.
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Linodeall plans →- $5/moView at Linode ↗
compare the two best-value plans side by side →
Plans tracked7018
Cheapest plan$4/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$8/GB$7.50/GB
Avg value score27/10035/100
Locations1033
Dedicated-vCPU plans3912
NVMe share69%0%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)97
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
DigitalOceanPrices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. DigitalOcean data: Public pricing page · digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (embedded plan JSON). Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types.