Cloudways vs Linode

Similar to DigitalOcean, Linode (Akamai) offers unmanaged IaaS (compute, storage, networking). Cloudways can utilize Linode infrastructure for its Flexible plan, adding a management layer.

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Cloudways

Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups

Linode

Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
Good performance/price for most of its services
Multiple data center locations

Price comparison

How do Cloudways's prices compare against Linode?

Example configuration	Cloudways	Linode
VM Small	$11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB)	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium	$88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB)	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Large	$149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB)	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)
Block Storage	--	$16.00 / mo 160 GB
Object Storage	--	$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer	--	$10.00 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL	--	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage
Managed Redis®*	Included depending on plan	--
Free egress allowance	1 TB - 12 TB / mo included depending on plan	1-20 TB / mo per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider)	$5.00 $0.005 / GB

Linode GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GPU1	1x RTX 6000	24GB	8	32GB	$1.50	Source
GPU2	2x RTX 6000	48GB	16	64GB	$3.00	Source
GPU3	3x RTX 6000	72GB	20	96GB	$4.50	Source
GPU4	4x RTX 6000	96GB	24	128GB	$6.00	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Cloudways and Linode offer:

Service	Cloudways	Linode
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)		--
GPU-powered Servers	--
Load Balancer	--
Managed Containers		--
Managed Kubernetes	--
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL	--
Managed Redis®*		--
Object Storage	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Cloudways	Linode
Website	www.cloudways.com	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012	2003
Data Center Locations	--	24
Example Customers	Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy

	Cloudways
Website	www.cloudways.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012
Data Center Locations	--
Example Customers	Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko

	Linode
Website	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy