Hostinger vs Linode VPS

Linode has the lower starting price: $5.00 a month for 1 GB RAM, against $5.19 for 4 GB at Hostinger.

Prices checked on October 27, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank

The short answer

Linode has the lower starting price: $5.00 a month for 1 GB RAM, against $5.19 for 4 GB at Hostinger.
Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 7.8 times cheaper than Linode at $6.00.
Linode scales further, up to 192 GB RAM and 32 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU.
For location, only Hostinger has servers in Lithuania, and only Linode has servers in Germany, France, Canada, Japan, Australia.
Hostinger offers NVMe storage, which is faster than the SATA SSDs the other uses.

Side by side

Hostinger and Linode compared. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Compared on	Hostinger	Linode
Starting price	$5.19/mo	$5.00/mo (better)
Median price per GB RAM	$0.76 (better)	$6.00
Lowest price per GB RAM	$0.65 (better)	$5.00
Median price per vCPU	$3.06 (better)	$20.00
VPS plans	4	10
Largest plan RAM	32 GB	192 GB (better)
Largest plan vCPU	8	32 (better)
NVMe storage	Yes	No
Unlimited bandwidth plans	No	No
Server countries	United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Lithuania, Singapore, India	United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Australia, India
Discount through VPS Scouter	20%	–
Founded	2004	2003
Headquarters	Kaunas, Lithuania	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Price at every RAM size

The cheapest plan from each provider with at least this much memory, per month.

Cheapest Hostinger and Linode plan for each amount of RAM
RAM	Hostinger	Linode
1 GB+	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU)	$5.00 · Nanode 1GB (1 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
2 GB+	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)	$12.00 · Linode 2GB (2 GB, 1 vCPU)
4 GB+	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)	$24.00 · Linode 4GB (4 GB, 2 vCPU)
8 GB+	$7.03 · KVM 2 (8 GB, 2 vCPU) (better)	$48.00 · Linode 8GB (8 GB, 4 vCPU)
16 GB+	$10.39 · KVM 4 (16 GB, 4 vCPU) (better)	$96.00 · Linode 16GB (16 GB, 6 vCPU)
32 GB+	$20.79 · KVM 8 (32 GB, 8 vCPU) (better)	$192.00 · Linode 32GB (32 GB, 8 vCPU)

Best value plans from Hostinger and Linode

Best value plans from Hostinger and Linode
#	Provider and plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Bandwidth	Price	Visit provider
1	HostingerKVM 4	4	16 GB	200 GB NVME	16 TB	$10.39/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $28.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
2	HostingerKVM 8	8	32 GB	400 GB NVME	32 TB	$20.79/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $49.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
3	HostingerKVM 2	2	8 GB	100 GB NVME	8 TB	$7.03/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $14.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
4	HostingerKVM 1	1	4 GB	50 GB NVME	4 TB	$5.19/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $11.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
5	LinodeNanode 1GB	1	1 GB	25 GB SSD	1 TB	$5.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
6	LinodeLinode 2GB	1	2 GB	50 GB SSD	2 TB	$12.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
7	LinodeLinode 4GB	2	4 GB	80 GB SSD	4 TB	$24.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
8	LinodeLinode 8GB	4	8 GB	160 GB SSD	5 TB	$48.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
9	LinodeLinode 16GB	6	16 GB	320 GB SSD	8 TB	$96.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
10	LinodeLinode 32GB	8	32 GB	640 GB SSD	16 TB	$192.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
11	LinodeLinode 64GB	16	64 GB	1280 GB SSD	20 TB	$384.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode
12	LinodeLinode 96GB	20	96 GB	1920 GB SSD	20 TB	$576.00/mobilled monthly	Visit Linode

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Hostinger cheaper than Linode?

Linode has the lower entry price at $5.00 a month. Per GB of RAM, Hostinger is cheaper, with a median of $0.76 across its plans. Which one is cheaper for you depends on the plan size you need, so check the table by RAM size.

Which is better, Hostinger or Linode?

It depends on what you need. Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 7.8 times cheaper than Linode at $6.00. Linode scales further, up to 192 GB RAM and 32 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU. Neither price tells you about speed or support, so read the provider pages and reviews too.

How do you compare the prices?

We use each provider's monthly price in USD on the billing term it advertises, which we show next to every price, including any discount you get through our links. Prices come from the providers' own pricing pages and are checked every Sunday.