DigitalOcean vs Linode

Same category, different tradeoffs. Pick from the published entry price and the limits below.

DigitalOcean

Droplets with a simple panel and a flat monthly cap

From $4/mo

Strengths

Bundled plans are easy to estimate
Strong docs and a clean control panel

Limits

The smallest Droplet is 512 MiB
Egress beyond the bundle is billed

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Linode

Akamai-backed VPS with a long-standing shared CPU line

From $5/mo

Strengths

1 GB Nanode is a practical starter size
Backed by Akamai's network

Limits

Entry price sits above the cheapest Droplet and Vultr plans
Shared CPU plans are not dedicated compute

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