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Akamai Cloud (Linode) VPS: prices, locations and ping
Akamai Cloud (Linode) as a metro line
Every data-center city, west to east. Each station is a place you can deploy.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | USD / mo | $ / GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanode 1 GB | Shared CPU | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | 1 TB | $5 | $5 |
| Linode 2 GB | Shared CPU | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | 2 TB | $12 | $6 |
| Linode 4 GB | Shared CPU | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | 4 TB | $24 | $6 |
| Linode 8 GB | Shared CPU | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | 5 TB | $48 | $6 |
| Linode 16 GB | Shared CPU | 6 | 16 GB | 320 GB | 8 TB | $96 | $6 |
| G7 Dedicated 4 GB | Dedicated CPU (G7, AMD Zen 3) | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | 4 TB | $43 | $10.75 |
| G7 Dedicated 8 GB | Dedicated CPU (G7, AMD Zen 3) | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | 5 TB | $86 | $10.75 |
| G8 Dedicated 4x2 | Dedicated CPU (G8, AMD Zen 5) | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | — | $51.10 | $12.78 |
List prices converted to USD per month. Current pricing page ↗
Estimated ping from big markets
What’s included
- NVMe disks
- DDoS filtering
- Snapshots
- IPv6
- API
- Private networking
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Unmetered traffic
- Windows images
- Backups (extra cost)
KVM · panel: Cloud Manager
Support, terms, payment
Pay with: card, paypal, wire, other.
Support: 24/7 ticket and phone support included for all accounts ('no tiers, no bots'); paid managed service at $100 per instance/month.
SLA: 99.99%. Refund window: none stated.
Based in: Cambridge, US.
Strengths
- 26 core compute cities across North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Oceania
- Free 24/7 phone and ticket support plus a free Cloud Firewall and $100 new-customer credit
- Shared plans bundle 1-20 TB of pooled transfer with overage at only $0.005/GB
Trade-offs
- No Windows images and no ISO mounting; custom images must be raw ext3/ext4 Linux .img files
- Backups are a paid add-on ($2/mo on the Nanode) and additional IPv4 is billed hourly
- Newer G8 Dedicated plans are hourly-only with no monthly cap and no bundled egress
Moving to or from Akamai Cloud (Linode)
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) → LikeVPS
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) → Google Cloud Compute Engine
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) → Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series)
- FastComet → Akamai Cloud (Linode)
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) → UltaHost
- SSD Nodes → Akamai Cloud (Linode)
- DigitalOcean → Akamai Cloud (Linode)
- SiteGround Cloud → Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Hosts with similar footprints
- Google Cloud Compute Engine$6.11 · 41 cities
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series)$6.86 · 48 cities
- UltaHost$5.52 · 29 cities
- FastComet$53.87 · 24 cities
- is*hosting$5.94 · 42 cities
- LikeVPS$10 · 26 cities
Questions people ask
How much does Akamai Cloud (Linode) cost?
Its cheapest priced plan is $5 a month (Nanode 1 GB). The median across its plans works out to $6 per GB of RAM. Check the provider’s page for current promotions.
Where are Akamai Cloud (Linode)’s servers?
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, San Jose, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Seattle, Ashburn, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam and 14 more — 15 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania.
Does Akamai Cloud (Linode) accept crypto or PayPal?
Listed payment methods: card, paypal, wire, other.