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Linode (Akamai)
VerifiedReliable cloud hosting with great support
4.4/ 5.0
Linode, now part of Akamai, offers reliable VPS and cloud hosting with a reputation for excellent customer support and straightforward pricing.
Starting from
$5.00
per month
Rating
4.4 / 5
overall score
Renewal hike
✅ No
Same price on renewal
Regions
3
US, EU, APAC
Pros
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
Cons
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
Tags
reliabledeveloper-friendlycloudsupport
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