Hetzner vs Linode.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, Hetzner undercuts Linode on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $5/GB against $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is Linode at $5/mo (Nanode 1GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 6.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is Hetzner CPX22 at $22.49/mo, against Linode at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

Hetznerall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  CPX12 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

  1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB NVMe

  $13.26/moView at Hetzner ↗

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 →

MetricHetznerLinode

Plans tracked2218

Cheapest plan$13.26/mo$5/mo

Median $/GB RAM$5/GB$7.50/GB

Avg value score64/10035/100

Locations633

Dedicated-vCPU plans312

NVMe share100%0%

Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans

One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)57

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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Hetzner

CPX12 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB NVMe · $13.26/mo

Linodewins

Linode 2GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · $12/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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Hetznerwins

CPX22 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB NVMe · $22.49/mo

Linode

Linode 4GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $24/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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Hetznerwins

CPX32 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB NVMe · $40.95/mo

Linode

Linode 8GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $48/mo

Top value plans from each

Hetzner

• CX53 · 16 vCPU · 32 GBvalue 95/100$34.03
• CX33 · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 93/100$9.80
• CX43 · 8 vCPU · 16 GBvalue 93/100$18.45
• CX23 · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 91/100$6.33
• CAX11 · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 89/100$6.91

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. Hetzner data: Live web · hetzner.com cloud plan pages + live_data_prices.json price feed. Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types.