VPS · head to head · checked 5 August 2026

DigitalOcean vs Linode

11 VPS plans from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.

DigitalOcean

from $4/mo

Basic 512 MB · 7 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $4.00/vCPU (Basic 512 MB)

Linode

from $5/mo

Nanode 1 GB · 4 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $5.00/vCPU (Nanode 1 GB)

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Linode?

DigitalOcean's cheapest listed plan is Basic 512 MB at $4/mo; Linode's is Nanode 1 GB at $5/mo.

Which gives more for the money, DigitalOcean or Linode?

On price per vCPU, DigitalOcean does best with Basic 512 MB at $4.00/vCPU; Linode's best is Nanode 1 GB at $5.00/vCPU.

How many VPS plans does each offer here?

We list 7 for DigitalOcean and 4 for Linode, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.

DigitalOcean

Everything from DigitalOcean

Basic 512 MB
vCPU
1 (shared)
RAM
0.5 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD
Transfer
500 GB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$4/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Basic 1 GB
vCPU
1 (shared)
RAM
1 GB
Storage
25 GB SSD
Transfer
1 TB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$6/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Basic 2 GB
vCPU
1 (shared)
RAM
2 GB
Storage
50 GB SSD
Transfer
2 TB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$12/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Basic 2 GB / 2 vCPU
vCPU
2 (shared)
RAM
2 GB
Storage
60 GB SSD
Transfer
3 TB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$18/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Basic 4 GB
vCPU
2 (shared)
RAM
4 GB
Storage
80 GB SSD
Transfer
4 TB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$24/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Basic 8 GB
vCPU
4 (shared)
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB SSD
Transfer
5 TB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$48/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Basic 16 GB
vCPU
8 (shared)
RAM
16 GB
Storage
320 GB SSD
Transfer
6 TB
Region
Global (15 regions)
$96/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

Linode

Everything from Linode

Nanode 1 GB
vCPU
1 (shared)
RAM
1 GB
Storage
25 GB SSD
Transfer
1 TB
Region
Global (Akamai edge)
$5/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Linode 2 GBapprox
vCPU
1 (shared)
RAM
2 GB
Storage
50 GB SSD
Transfer
2 TB
Region
Global (Akamai edge)
$12/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Linode 4 GBapprox
vCPU
2 (shared)
RAM
4 GB
Storage
80 GB SSD
Transfer
4 TB
Region
Global (Akamai edge)
$24/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
Linode 8 GBapprox
vCPU
4 (shared)
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB SSD
Transfer
5 TB
Region
Global (Akamai edge)
$48/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

DigitalOcean against the rest

Linode against the rest

How this page is made: every figure above is computed from the plans listed, which were checked against each provider's own pricing page (linked per plan, with the date). Nothing here is ranked by who pays us. The highlighted plan is each provider's best on price per vCPU. Non-USD prices are converted at an approximate fixed rate for comparison only. See our methodology and how we make money.