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Akamai (Linode) vs Microsoft Azure: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Akamai (Linode) | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 4.99 $ Nanode 1 GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
6.13 $ B2pts v2 · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 12.00 $ Linode 2 GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
24.53 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.00 $ Linode 4 GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
24.53 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 48.00 $ Linode 8 GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
49.05 $ B2ps v2 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 60.00 $ Linode 24 GB · 2 cores · 24 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD |
97.82 $ B4ps v2 · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Akamai (Linode) | Microsoft Azure | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 4.99 $ | 6.13 $ |
| Median plan price | 173 $ | 411 $ |
| VPS plans | 33 | 90 |
| Countries | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard) |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | no | no |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | 30 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | 1998 | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇺🇸 USA
Only Microsoft Azure: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇿🇦 South Africa
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Akamai (Linode) or Microsoft Azure?
Akamai (Linode) has the cheapest plan: from 4.99 $ per month. Microsoft Azure starts from 6.13 $.
Which one has more locations?
Akamai (Linode) — 1 country, Microsoft Azure — 28 countries. Countries in common: USA.