Linode vs The Cloud Minders

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

What's good about...

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

The Cloud Minders

AI/ML infrastructure tailored to your needs
Offers the latest Nvidia GPUs such as the H200
SOC 1 Type 2 data centers

Price comparison

How do Linode's prices compare against The Cloud Minders?

Example configuration	Linode	The Cloud Minders
VM Small	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)	--
VM Medium	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)	--
VM Large	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)	--
Block Storage	$16.00 / mo 160 GB	$10.00 / mo 1 TB
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	--
Free egress allowance	1-20 TB / mo per instance	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$5.00 $0.005 / GB	Free and unlimited

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

The Cloud Minders offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
V100	1x V100	16GB	6	32GB	$0.24	Source
A4000	1x A4000	16GB	5	32GB	$0.40	Source
A5000	1x A5000	24GB	5	64GB	$0.55	Source
A4000 Ada	1x A4000	20GB	5	64GB	$0.55	Source
H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	32	192GB	$3.53	Source
H100 NVL	1x H100	94GB	32	192GB	$4.05	Source
H100 SXM	1x H100	80GB	24	256GB	$4.52	Source
B200	1x B200	180GB	--	--	On Request	Source
H200 SXM	8x H200	1128GB	384	2048GB	On Request	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 The Cloud Minders offer:

Service	Linode	The Cloud Minders
Block Storage
Container Registry	--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer		--
Managed Kubernetes		--
Managed MySQL		--
Managed PostgreSQL		--
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Linode	The Cloud Minders
Website	www.linode.com	thecloudminders.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003	2021
Data Center Locations	24	1
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy	--

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