Hostwinds vs Linode.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, Hostwinds undercuts Linode on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $4.81/GB against $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is Hostwinds at $4.99/mo (Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 3.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 at $18.99/mo, against Linode at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

Hostwindsall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

  1 vCPU · 1 GB · 30 GB SSD

  $4.99/moView at Hostwinds ↗

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 →

MetricHostwindsLinode

Plans tracked918

Cheapest plan$4.99/mo$5/mo

Median $/GB RAM$4.81/GB$7.50/GB

Avg value score62/10035/100

Locations333

Dedicated-vCPU plans012

NVMe share0%0%

Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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Hostwindswins

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · $9.99/mo

Linode

Linode 2GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · $12/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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Hostwindswins

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 75 GB SSD · $18.99/mo

Linode

Linode 4GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $24/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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Hostwindswins

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 5 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 150 GB SSD · $38.99/mo

Linode

Linode 8GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $48/mo

Top value plans from each

Hostwinds

• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GBvalue 77/100$4.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 69/100$9.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 64/100$18.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 6 · 4 vCPU · 12 GBvalue 62/100$49.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 5 · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 61/100$38.99

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. Hostwinds data: Live web · plan JSON embedded in hostwinds.com/vps/unmanaged-linux (standard monthly rate). Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types.