What's good about...
Linode
- Wide range of VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
- Good price–performance ratio for most of its services
- Many data center locations available
Microsoft Azure
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Linode's prices compare against Microsoft Azure?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) |
VM Medium | $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) |
VM Large | $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated) | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) |
Block Storage | $16.00 / mo 160 GB | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB |
Object Storage | $20.00 / mo 1 TB | $21.50 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | $10.00 / mo | $23.25 / mo Standard |
Managed PostgreSQL | $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) |
Managed Redis®* | -- | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) |
Serverless 25M Executions | -- | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
Free egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | 100 GB / mo |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $5.00 | $78.30 |
Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
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GPU1 | 1x RTX6000 | 24GB | 8 | 32GB | $1.50 |
GPU2 | 2x RTX6000 | 48GB | 16 | 64GB | $3.00 |
GPU3 | 3x RTX6000 | 72GB | 20 | 96GB | $4.50 |
GPU4 | 4x RTX6000 | 96GB | 24 | 128GB | $6.00 |
Azure offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
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NC4as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 28GB | $0.53 |
NC8as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 8 | 56GB | $0.75 |
NC6 | 1x K80 | 12GB | 6 | 56GB | $0.90 |
NV6 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 6 | 56GB | $1.14 |
NV12s v3 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.14 |
NC16as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 16 | 110GB | $1.20 |
NC12 | 2x K80 | 24GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.80 |
NC6s v2 | 1x P100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
ND6s | 1x P40 | 24GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
NV12 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 12 | 112GB | $2.28 |
NV24s v3 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 24 | 224GB | $2.28 |
NC6s v3 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $3.06 |
NC24 | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.60 |
NC24r | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.96 |
NC12s v2 | 2x P100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
ND12s | 2x P40 | 48GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
NC64as T4 v3 | 4x T4 | 64GB | 64 | 440GB | $4.35 |
NV48s v3 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 48 | 448GB | $4.56 |
NV24 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 24 | 224GB | $4.56 |
NC12s v3 | 2x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $6.12 |
ND24s | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
NC24s v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
ND24rs | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
NC24rs v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
NC24s v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $12.24 |
NC24rs v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $13.46 |
ND40rs v2 | 8x V100 | 256GB | 40 | 672GB | $22.03 |
ND96asr A100 v4 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 900GB | $27.20 |
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 of the managed services that Linode and Microsoft Azure offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | ||
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
Container Registry | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | ||
Load Balancer | ||
Managed Containers | -- | |
Managed Kubernetes | ||
Managed MySQL | ||
Managed PostgreSQL | ||
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Object Storage | ||
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Serverless Functions | -- | |
Static Sites | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
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Website | www.linode.com | azure.microsoft.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2003 | 2008 |
Data Center Locations | 24 | 66 |
Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
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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 |
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Website | azure.microsoft.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 |
Data Center Locations | 66 |
Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
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More comparisonsOur data for Linode was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Microsoft Azure on July 24, 2024.