LinodevsVultr

Platform60

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Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Security

Integrations

LinodeVultr

Signals Comparison

Reliability

Linode

Account rejections and cancellations without explanation(9/10)
Reliability declined after Akamai acquisition(8/10)
Frequent maintenance requiring server shutdowns(6/10)
Email silently blocked for new accounts(6/10)
GPU and VPU plans with persistent boot issues(7/10)

Vultr

Account suspensions and seizures without warning(9/10)
DMCA/copyright takedowns without due process(9/10)
Hardware failures causing storage corruption(8/10)
Credit verification suspends account functions(6/10)
IP ranges blocked by third-party services(5/10)

Support

Linode

Support quality declined post-acquisition(7/10)

Vultr

Ticket-only support with slow response times(8/10)

Pricing

Linode

Price increases after Akamai acquisition(6/10)
Powered-off instances still billed(5/10)

Vultr

Hidden costs from backups, snapshots, and taxes(6/10)

Performance

Linode

Network packet loss and freezing(7/10)

Vultr

Misleading latency claims for some datacenters(6/10)

Onboarding

Linode

Platform complexity for beginners(4/10)

Vultr

No signals

Security

Linode

No signals

Vultr

2024 ToS controversy over data rights(8/10)

Customization

Linode

No signals

Vultr

Kubernetes node creation limits(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Linode

Nanode (Shared 1GB)

$5/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 25GB SSD

Limits: Shared CPU, Basic for production, Reports of throttling issues

Network overages $0.01/GB, Backups extra, Powered-off instances still billed

Linode 2GB (Shared)

Popular

$12/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 50GB SSD

Limits: Shared CPU, May need upgrade for consistent performance

Same add-on costs, Premium support extra

Dedicated 4GB

$36/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 80GB SSD

Limits: Higher starting price than shared plans

Backups, block storage, premium support all additional

Distributed Compute

$43/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: Varies

Limits: Limited regions compared to core compute

Premium pricing for edge locations

Vultr

Cloud Compute (0.5GB)

$2.5/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 10GB SSD

Limits: Very limited resources, Ticket-only support, No live chat

Regional taxes extra, Backups +20%, Snapshots $0.05/GB, Stopped instances still billed

Cloud Compute (1GB)

Popular

$6/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 25GB NVMe

Limits: Shared CPU, Basic support only

Same add-on costs as basic tier

High Frequency (2GB)

$12/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 64GB NVMe

Limits: Still ticket-only support

Backups, snapshots, block storage all extra

Bare Metal

$120/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 2x240GB SSD

Limits: Not available in all locations

Higher starting price, Same support limitations

Feature Comparison

Feature	Linode	Vultr
Infrastructure
Virtual servers (Linodes) From $5/month
Cloud VPS From $2.50/mo
Managed Kubernetes (LKE)
Bare Metal
Kubernetes (VKE) Node limits apply
GPU Instances Boot issues reported
32+ Global Locations
Databases
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed MySQL
Storage
Object Storage S3-compatible
Block Storage
Security
DDoS Protection Premium plans
Networking
Load Balancers
Support
24/7 Phone Support Removed after acquisition
Live Chat Support Tickets only
Phone Support Not available
Deployment
PaaS/App Platform IaaS only

Signals Comparison

Reliability

Linode

Account rejections and cancellations without explanation(9/10)
Reliability declined after Akamai acquisition(8/10)
Frequent maintenance requiring server shutdowns(6/10)
Email silently blocked for new accounts(6/10)
GPU and VPU plans with persistent boot issues(7/10)

Vultr

Account suspensions and seizures without warning(9/10)
DMCA/copyright takedowns without due process(9/10)
Hardware failures causing storage corruption(8/10)
Credit verification suspends account functions(6/10)
IP ranges blocked by third-party services(5/10)

Support

Linode

Support quality declined post-acquisition(7/10)

Vultr

Ticket-only support with slow response times(8/10)

Pricing

Linode

Price increases after Akamai acquisition(6/10)
Powered-off instances still billed(5/10)

Vultr

Hidden costs from backups, snapshots, and taxes(6/10)

Performance

Linode

Network packet loss and freezing(7/10)

Vultr

Misleading latency claims for some datacenters(6/10)

Onboarding

Linode

Platform complexity for beginners(4/10)

Vultr

No signals

Security

Linode

No signals

Vultr

2024 ToS controversy over data rights(8/10)

Customization

Linode

No signals

Vultr

Kubernetes node creation limits(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Linode

Nanode (Shared 1GB)

$5/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 25GB SSD

Limits: Shared CPU, Basic for production, Reports of throttling issues

Network overages $0.01/GB, Backups extra, Powered-off instances still billed

Linode 2GB (Shared)

Popular

$12/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 50GB SSD

Limits: Shared CPU, May need upgrade for consistent performance

Same add-on costs, Premium support extra

Dedicated 4GB

$36/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 80GB SSD

Limits: Higher starting price than shared plans

Backups, block storage, premium support all additional

Distributed Compute

$43/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: Varies

Limits: Limited regions compared to core compute

Premium pricing for edge locations

Vultr

Cloud Compute (0.5GB)

$2.5/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 10GB SSD

Limits: Very limited resources, Ticket-only support, No live chat

Regional taxes extra, Backups +20%, Snapshots $0.05/GB, Stopped instances still billed

Cloud Compute (1GB)

Popular

$6/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 25GB NVMe

Limits: Shared CPU, Basic support only

Same add-on costs as basic tier

High Frequency (2GB)

$12/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 64GB NVMe

Limits: Still ticket-only support

Backups, snapshots, block storage all extra

Bare Metal

$120/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 2x240GB SSD

Limits: Not available in all locations

Higher starting price, Same support limitations

Feature Comparison

Feature	Linode	Vultr
Infrastructure
Virtual servers (Linodes) From $5/month
Cloud VPS From $2.50/mo
Managed Kubernetes (LKE)
Bare Metal
Kubernetes (VKE) Node limits apply
GPU Instances Boot issues reported
32+ Global Locations
Databases
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed MySQL
Storage
Object Storage S3-compatible
Block Storage
Security
DDoS Protection Premium plans
Networking
Load Balancers
Support
24/7 Phone Support Removed after acquisition
Live Chat Support Tickets only
Phone Support Not available
Deployment
PaaS/App Platform IaaS only