Akamai Cloud (Linode) Review 2026: Pricing, Pros & Cons

Overview

Linode was a long-running developer-focused VPS provider. Akamai Technologies completed its acquisition of Linode on 21 March 2022 for about US$900 million, and the service is now sold as Akamai Cloud Computing, with linode.com redirecting to Akamai’s pricing pages.^[5]^[4]

The entry Shared CPU plan, the Nanode 1 GB, costs US$5 a month (US$0.0075 an hour) for one vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB storage and 1 TB of transfer, with 40 Gbps inbound and 1 Gbps outbound network. The Linode 2 GB costs US$12 and the 4 GB US$24. Dedicated CPU plans begin with the G6 Dedicated 4 GB at US$36 a month; the newer G7 Dedicated 4 GB costs US$43.^[4] Akamai notes that some prices vary by region.^[4]

The attraction is Akamai’s network and edge platform behind a familiar developer cloud, plus a promotional credit of US$100 for 60 days for new customers.^[4] Dedicated-CPU plans are priced above Hetzner and Vultr equivalents.

Akamai Cloud (Linode) features

Shared, Dedicated and High Memory plans
Hourly billing with monthly price
Akamai edge network integration
Managed Kubernetes and databases
US$100 promotional credit for new users
Managed Kubernetes
Object storage
Akamai edge network

Akamai Cloud (Linode) pricing

USD. Nanode 1 GB US$5/month (US$0.0075/hour); Linode 2 GB US$12; Linode 4 GB US$24. Dedicated: G6 Dedicated 4 GB US$36/month, G7 Dedicated 4 GB US$43. Some plans vary by region. US$100 credit for 60 days (promotion terms apply).