IONOS vs Linode.
vps pricing compared · prices as of
On today's data, IONOS undercuts Linode on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $2.75/GB against $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is Linode at $5/mo (Nanode 1GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 5.
At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is IONOS VPS Linux M+ at $11/mo, against Linode at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.
IONOSall plans →- $11/moView at IONOS ↗
Linodeall plans →- $5/moView at Linode ↗
compare the two best-value plans side by side →
Plans tracked418
Cheapest plan$11/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$2.75/GB$7.50/GB
Avg value score85/10035/100
Locations533
Dedicated-vCPU plans012
NVMe share100%0%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)27
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
IONOSPrices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. IONOS data: Live web · embedded pricing JSON on ionos.com/servers/vps. Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types.