Linode VPS Plans and Pricing

Linode, now part of Akamai, is the provider many developers meet before they meet a full cloud console. The appeal is a small, consistent catalogue: pick a shared or dedicated plan, choose a region, and the monthly price is the price. That simplicity still holds after the Akamai acquisition, but the lineup is wider than the old Nanode days, and the cheapest row is not automatically the right one.

This page tracks every current Linode plan in one table and explains how the families differ, where the regions sit and what Linode VPS actually buys you. The goal is to make the trade-off between CPU, memory, transfer and region visible before you open a checkout page.

Linode plan families at a glance

• Shared CPU — 5 plans
• High Memory — 3 plans
• Dedicated CPU — 3 plans
• Premium — 3 plans
• Nanode — 1 plans
• Accelerated — 1 plans

Shared CPU plans cover most small sites and staging boxes. High Memory plans trade CPU for RAM; Dedicated CPU plans reserve cores for steady workloads; Premium and Accelerated plans add newer hardware or specialized networking; GPU plans sit in a different budget class. The table preserves the vendor’s family labels so you can compare like with like.

Linode vs a raw VPS and vs Akamai cloud

A Linode instance is a conventional VPS: you get root access, a Linux distribution of your choice and a fixed monthly cap. That is different from a managed application platform, where the runtime and database are abstracted away. If you want to control the stack, a Linode plan is the simpler purchase; if you want to deploy code without touching a server, a platform is the better fit. The comparison for Linode Pricing usually comes down to how much operational control you actually want.

The Akamai connection matters most for delivery and security: the same account can sit behind a larger edge network, and the region list is broader than the old Linode footprint. It does not turn every plan into an edge product. The instance is still a regional VM with a monthly price, so choose the region that matches your users rather than assuming the brand alone improves latency.

What Linode VPS costs

Paid Linode rows in the table currently run from $5.00/mo to $280.00/mo. The low end is a small shared-CPU instance for a blog, a cron runner or a monitoring node. The middle of the range covers production web apps and small databases. The top of the range is dedicated CPU, high-memory or GPU hardware, where the price tracks the allocation rather than the region. Hourly billing is available, so a plan that is too expensive for a full month can still be useful for a short migration or benchmark.

If you are also comparing Linode VPS Pricing, keep the billing period and location columns in view: the cheapest monthly row is not always the cheapest commitment.

Linode locations and availability

• United States — 141 plans in this dataset
• India — 43 plans in this dataset
• Japan — 42 plans in this dataset
• France — 30 plans in this dataset
• United Kingdom — 28 plans in this dataset
• Germany — 28 plans in this dataset
• Australia — 27 plans in this dataset
• Singapore — 27 plans in this dataset
• Sweden — 15 plans in this dataset
• Spain — 15 plans in this dataset
• Italy — 15 plans in this dataset
• Indonesia — 15 plans in this dataset
• Netherlands — 15 plans in this dataset
• Brazil — 15 plans in this dataset
• Canada — 12 plans in this dataset

Region availability is not uniform across plan families. A shared plan may be offered in more locations than a GPU or premium plan, and regional prices can differ from the base price. The table lists the regions returned by the API for each plan; use the location pages if you already know the market you need.

Which Linode plan should you choose?

Small sites and side projects

Start with the smallest shared plan that covers your traffic. One or two vCPUs and 1–2 GB of RAM are usually enough until a database or background worker shares the box.

Production APIs

Move to Dedicated CPU when request latency becomes unpredictable. A stable CPU baseline is usually worth more than an extra disk tier.

Memory-heavy services

Compare High Memory plans before adding more vCPUs. Caches, queues and small databases often need RAM more than raw cores.

GPU and accelerated work

Treat GPU rows as a separate purchase. Compare GPU model and memory first, then confirm the region actually offers the hardware you need.

FAQ

How much does Linode VPS cost?

In this dataset, paid Linode plans run from $5.00 to $280.00 per month. The table shows the current sticker price and monthly equivalent for each row; promotional credits and taxes are not included.

How does Linode Pricing work?

The table shows the monthly on-demand rate for each row. If the vendor also bills hourly, multiply the hourly rate by the hours you expect to run; for a full-time service, compare the monthly rate instead. Promotional credits are separate from the recurring price.

How does Linode VPS Pricing work?

The table shows the monthly on-demand rate for each row. If the vendor also bills hourly, multiply the hourly rate by the hours you expect to run; for a full-time service, compare the monthly rate instead. Promotional credits are separate from the recurring price.

How does Akamai Linode Pricing work?

The table shows the monthly on-demand rate for each row. If the vendor also bills hourly, multiply the hourly rate by the hours you expect to run; for a full-time service, compare the monthly rate instead. Promotional credits are separate from the recurring price.

Is Linode owned by Akamai?

Yes. Akamai acquired Linode, and the product line continues under the Linode brand inside Akamai’s cloud portfolio. The plans, regions and billing model remain recognizable, but the surrounding network and security services are broader than the standalone Linode offer used to be.

Does Linode bill hourly or monthly?

Linode bills hourly with a monthly cap. If you delete an instance before the end of the billing month, you pay for the hours used up to the cap; the monthly column is the number to compare against annual-billing providers.

Which Linode region is best for China?

Tokyo and Osaka are the usual choices for East Asia, while Singapore covers Southeast Asia. None of them is a China-optimized route by default, so test the return path before assuming a nearby region solves mainland latency.

Data source and update policy

Prices come from Linode’s public pricing. Availability can change without notice; confirm the current price and terms on Linode before ordering.