Akamai Cloud (Linode) vs Hetzner
Entry pricing is effectively identical, so price is not the deciding factor. Akamai Cloud (Linode) lists more regions, which matters if latency to a specific city is your constraint. Akamai Cloud (Linode) is the better answer when teams that value platform maturity and stability over the lowest possible invoice.
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
$5.00/mo entry
Teams that value platform maturity and stability over the lowest possible invoice.
Hetzner
$4.60/mo entry
Cost-driven workloads with European users, or anyone who can live on IPv6 plus a single IPv4.
Specification differences
Entry-tier plans compared line by line. Rows marked with a dash are preferences rather than measurable wins, so we do not pick a side on them.
| Attribute | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Hetzner | Better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan price / month | $5.00 | $4.60 | Hetzner |
| Entry plan vCPU | 1 | 2 | Hetzner |
| Entry plan RAM | 1 GB | 4 GB | Hetzner |
| Entry plan storage | 25 GB | 40 GB | Hetzner |
| Included transfer | 1 TB | 20 TB | Hetzner |
| Listed regions | 20 | 6 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
| Management model | Unmanaged (you run the OS) | Unmanaged (you run the OS) | |
| Support | Ticket and phone support; paid premium tiers available. | Ticket support; no phone support on cloud plans. | |
| Billing | Hourly metering, capped at the listed monthly price. | Hourly metering in EUR, capped at the listed monthly price. | |
| Free tier | No free tier. Trial credit is offered to new accounts from time to time. | No free tier. |
Every plan from both providers
Sorted by monthly price so you can see where the two ladders overlap.
Hetzner
CX22
$4.60
per month
- Specification
- 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe
- Included transfer
- 20 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $2.30
- Cost per GB RAM
- $1.15
- Annual
- $55
Not paidPricing pageAkamai Cloud (Linode)
Nanode 1GB
$5.00
per month
- Specification
- 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 1 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $5
- Cost per GB RAM
- $5
- Annual
- $60
Not paidPricing pageHetzner
CPX11
$5.20
per month
- Specification
- 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe
- Included transfer
- 20 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $2.60
- Cost per GB RAM
- $2.60
- Annual
- $62
Not paidPricing pageHetzner
CX32
$7.60
per month
- Specification
- 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 80 GB NVMe
- Included transfer
- 20 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $1.90
- Cost per GB RAM
- $0.95
- Annual
- $91
Not paidPricing pageAkamai Cloud (Linode)
Linode 2GB
$12.00
per month
- Specification
- 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 50 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 2 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Annual
- $144
Not paidPricing pageHetzner
CPX31
$15.60
per month
- Specification
- 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe
- Included transfer
- 20 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $3.90
- Cost per GB RAM
- $1.95
- Annual
- $187
Not paidPricing pageAkamai Cloud (Linode)
Linode 4GB
$24.00
per month
- Specification
- 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 80 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 4 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Annual
- $288
Not paidPricing pageAkamai Cloud (Linode)
Linode 8GB
$48.00
per month
- Specification
- 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 160 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 5 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Annual
- $576
Not paidPricing page
| Provider & plan | Monthly | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Transfer | / vCPU | / GB RAM | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hetzner CX22Not paid | $4.60 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | 20 TB | $2.30 | $1.15 | Open |
Akamai Cloud (Linode) Nanode 1GBNot paid | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | 1 TB | $5 | $5 | Open |
Hetzner CPX11Not paid | $5.20 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | 20 TB | $2.60 | $2.60 | Open |
Hetzner CX32Not paid | $7.60 | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB | 20 TB | $1.90 | $0.95 | Open |
Akamai Cloud (Linode) Linode 2GBNot paid | $12.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | 2 TB | $12 | $6 | Open |
Hetzner CPX31Not paid | $15.60 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | 20 TB | $3.90 | $1.95 | Open |
Akamai Cloud (Linode) Linode 4GBNot paid | $24.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | 4 TB | $12 | $6 | Open |
Akamai Cloud (Linode) Linode 8GBNot paid | $48.00 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | 5 TB | $12 | $6 | Open |
All figures are the providers' own published list prices in USD, on-demand monthly, recorded on 2026-08-30. Nothing here is live or negotiated pricing. Hetzner publishes in euros, so its dollar figure moves with the exchange rate. Check the provider's pricing page before you commit.
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