Linode vs Vultr.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, Vultr undercuts Linode on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $6/GB against $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is Vultr at $2.50/mo (Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GB). Both providers cover a similar number of locations (33).

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is Vultr Cloud Compute 2C at $20/mo, against Linode at $24/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

Linodeall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Nanode 1GB

  1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD

  $5/moView at Linode ↗

Vultrall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GB

  1 vCPU · 512 MB · 10 GB SSD

  $2.50/moView at Vultr ↗

compare the two best-value plans side by side →

MetricLinodeVultr

Plans tracked1866

Cheapest plan$5/mo$2.50/mo

Median $/GB RAM$7.50/GB$6/GB

Avg value score35/10040/100

Locations3333

Dedicated-vCPU plans1222

NVMe share0%70%

Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans

One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)77

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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Linode

Linode 2GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · $12/mo

Vultrwins

Cloud Compute 1C · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 55 GB SSD · $10/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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Linode

Linode 4GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $24/mo

Vultrwins

Cloud Compute 2C · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $20/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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Linode

Linode 8GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $48/mo

Vultrwins

Cloud Compute 4C · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $40/mo

Top value plans from each

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

Vultr

• Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GBvalue 82/100$2.50
• Cloud Compute 1C · 1 GBvalue 76/100$5
• Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GBvalue 75/100$3.50
• High Performance 1C · 1 GBvalue 75/100$6
• High Frequency 1C · 1 GBvalue 74/100$6

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Linode data: Public API · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types. Vultr data: Public API · api.vultr.com/v2/plans.