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Akamai Cloud (Linode) vs Vultr
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for vps hosting. Akamai Cloud (Linode) has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Akamai Cloud (Linode) has the lower entry price — Akamai Cloud (Linode) starts at $5/mo, Vultr at $5/mo. Free tier: Akamai Cloud (Linode) No, Vultr No. HIPAA: Akamai Cloud (Linode) —, Vultr Yes.
As of 2026-09-05 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
$5/mo entryVultr
$5/mo entrySources — Akamai Cloud (Linode): akamai.com (verified 2026-09-05) · Vultr: vultr.com (verified 2026-09-03)
Key features
Akamai Cloud (Linode): $100 promotional credit for new users (not a forever-free tier; payment method required); Akamai edge network integration for low-latency delivery; Managed databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), GPU instances, Kubernetes (LKE); S3-compatible object storage; multiple global regions for data sovereignty
Vultr: HIPAA compliance achieved through SOC 2+ with Business Associate Agreements (BAAs); also SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017/27018, ISO 20000, PCI DSS, CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR (controller and processor); Managed Kubernetes with free control plane (vs. paid control planes at some competitors); Independent cloud with 33 regions; Cloud Compute entry price from $2.50/month (IPv6-only)