Hetzner vs Linode

Hetzner and Linode are similar in providing reliable cloud services, but Hetzner is known for its competitive pricing and powerful hardware, while Linode is recognized for its robust performance and managed services.

In this page:

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

What's good about...

Hetzner

High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some

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 Hetzner's prices compare against Linode?

Example configuration	Hetzner	Linode
VM Small	$4.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22)	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium	$8.77 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32)	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Large	$21.17 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42)	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)
Block Storage	$5.63 / mo 100 GB	$16.00 / mo 160 GB
Object Storage	$5.42 / mo 1 TB	$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer	$6.90 / mo LB11	$10.00 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL	--	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage
Free egress allowance	1-60 TB / mo per instance	1-20 TB / mo per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$1.08 €1 / TB	$5.00 $0.005 / GB

Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GEX44	1x RTX 4000	20GB	14	64GB	$0.31	Source
GEX130	1x RTX 6000	48GB	24	128GB	$1.45	Source

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

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 Hetzner and Linode offer:

Service	Hetzner	Linode
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes	--
Managed MySQL	--
Managed PostgreSQL	--
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Hetzner	Linode
Website	hetzner.com	www.linode.com
Headquarters	Germany 🇩🇪	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	1997	2003
Data Center Locations	6	24
Example Customers	Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy

	Hetzner
Website	hetzner.com
Headquarters	Germany 🇩🇪
Founded	1997
Data Center Locations	6
Example Customers	Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc

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