What's good about...

Linode logo 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

Linode logo Railway

  • Super fast to deploy a container-based stack
  • You pay for actual usage, may result in big savings
  • Offers many deployment templates for common use cases

Price comparison

How do Linode's prices compare against Railway?

Example configuration Linode Railway
VM Small $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) $30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
VM Medium $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) $160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
VM Large $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated) $320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Block Storage $16.00 / mo 160 GB $25.00 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage $20.00 / mo 1 TB --
Load Balancer $10.00 / mo Included in plan
Managed PostgreSQL $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage $92.50 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Managed Redis®* -- $30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Free egress allowance 1-20 TB / mo per instance --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $5.00 $0.005 / GB $100.00 $0.1 / GB

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
GPU1 1x RTX6000 24GB 8 32GB $1.50 Source
GPU2 2x RTX6000 48GB 16 64GB $3.00 Source
GPU3 3x RTX6000 72GB 20 96GB $4.50 Source
GPU4 4x RTX6000 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 Linode and Railway offer:

Service Linode Railway
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage --
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Linode
Website www.linode.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2003
Data Center Locations 24
Example Customers Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy
Railway
Website railway.app
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2020
Data Center Locations 4
Example Customers --

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Our data for Linode was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Railway on Sept. 25, 2024.