The Basics
Hetzner
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Linode
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| Website | hetzner.com | www.linode.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 1997 | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 5 | 24 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy |
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Hetzner
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| Website | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 5 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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Linode
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| Website | www.linode.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy |
Cost Comparison
How do Hetzner's prices compare against Linode?
| Example configuration |
Hetzner
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Linode
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $4.86 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (CX11) | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $17.43 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPX31) | $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Large | $62.18 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (CCX33) | $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated) |
| Block Storage | $5.64 / mo 100 GB | $16.00 / mo 160 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $20.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $6.91 / mo LB11 | $10.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
| Free egress allowance | 20-60 TB / mo per instance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $1.09 | $5.00 |
Note: These 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 of the managed services that Hetzner and Linode offer:
| Service |
Hetzner
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Linode
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| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Feb. 29, 2024, and for Linode on Feb. 8, 2024.