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 UpCloud

  • Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
  • Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
  • Offers 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
  • Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance

Price comparison

How do Linode's prices compare against UpCloud?

Example configuration Linode UpCloud
VM Small $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) $3.20 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) $55.39 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)
VM Large $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated) $170.42 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)
Block Storage $16.00 / mo 160 GB $23.43 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage $20.00 / mo 1 TB $21.30 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer $10.00 / mo $10.65 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage $63.91 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Managed Redis®* -- $53.26 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Free egress allowance 1-20 TB / mo per instance --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $5.00 $0.005 / GB Free and unlimited 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
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

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 UpCloud offer:

Service Linode UpCloud
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage
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
UpCloud
Website upcloud.com
Headquarters Finland 🇫🇮
Founded 2012
Data Center Locations 13
Example Customers Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Linode was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for UpCloud on Nov. 9, 2024.