Gcore vs Linode.
Prices checked
Gcore lists 90 plans from $0.79 a month and Linode 18 from $5, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
Gcore · 1C, 1 GB · no disk
$0.79/moLinode · 1C, 1 GB · 25 GB SSD
$5/mo
2 GB of RAM
Gcore · 1C, 2 GB · no disk
$1.70/moLinode · 1C, 2 GB · 50 GB SSD
$12/mo
4 GB of RAM
Gcore · 2C, 4 GB · no disk
$3.40/moLinode · 2C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$24/mo
8 GB of RAM
Gcore · 2C, 8 GB · no disk
$24.76/moLinode · 4C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$48/mo
16 GB of RAM
Gcore · 2C, 16 GB · no disk
$36.40/moLinode · 2C, 24 GB · 20 GB SSD
$60/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansGcore
1C · 1 GB · Value 100/100
$0.79/mo
Linode
1C · 1 GB · Value 75/100
$5/mo
At a glance
Best value from each
Gcore
- 1
1C · 1 GB · Value 100/100
$0.79/mo - 2
1C · 512 MB · Value 100/100
$0.85/mo - 3
1C · 1 GB · Value 99/100
$1.13/mo - 4
1C · 2 GB · Value 97/100
$1.70/mo - 5
2C · 2 GB · Value 97/100
$2.26/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, Gcore undercuts Linode on memory, at a typical $4.74 per GB of RAM a month against $7.50. The cheapest way in is Gcore at $0.79 a month (g2s-shared-1-1-25 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB, disk billed separately). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations against 8.
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, Gcore or Linode?
- The cheapest plan of the two is Gcore g2s-shared-1-1-25 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB at $0.79/mo excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026.
- Which has more locations, Gcore or Linode?
- Linode, with 33 locations against 8.
- 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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