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Hetzner vs Linode (Akamai)
Side by side — pricing, features, pros and cons.
Provider
H
Hetzner
Affordable European VPS and dedicated servers
⭐ Top Pick
L
Linode (Akamai)
Reliable cloud hosting with great support
Metric
Hetzner
Linode (Akamai)
Rating
4.7
4.4
Starting price
€4.15/mo
$5.00/mo
Renewal hike
No
No
Regions
EU, US, APAC
US, EU, APAC
Verified
Hetzner
Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
Transparent renewal pricing — no surprise hikes
High-quality dedicated hardware
Multiple EU datacentre locations (Germany, Finland)
US locations available (Virginia, Oregon)
Fast NVMe SSD storage across all plans
Large active community and good documentation
Generous included traffic allowances
Support is slower compared to larger providers
US locations have fewer products than EU
No 24/7 phone support
No managed hosting options
Control panel (Hetzner Cloud Console) is functional but basic compared to AWS/GCP
Not ideal for beginners — more suited to developers
No Windows Server on Cloud plans (only dedicated)
Linode (Akamai)
Long-standing reputation — one of the oldest VPS providers
Competitive and transparent pricing
No renewal price hikes
Excellent documentation and guides
11 global datacentre locations
Managed Kubernetes (LKE) available
Object storage and block storage included
DDoS protection on all plans
Good uptime track record
Akamai CDN integration since acquisition
Rebranding to Akamai has caused some confusion and UI inconsistency
Control panel feels dated compared to DigitalOcean
Fewer datacentre locations than Vultr
No bare metal servers
Managed databases more expensive than competitors
Support response times can vary
GPU instances limited availability
Less beginner-friendly than DigitalOcean
Smaller community and fewer third-party integrations than AWS/GCP
Verdict
Hetzner comes out ahead with a rating of 4.7. Hetzner is also the cheaper option starting at €4.15/mo. Watch out for renewal hikes — increases prices on renewal.