Akamai (Linode) vs Hostwinds: 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.

Akamai (Linode)linode.com · since 1998

from 5.00 $per month

171VPS plans

15countries

5.3score, #955 in the rating

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Hostwindswww.hostwinds.com · since 2010

from 5.00 $per month

40VPS plans

2countries

6.2score, #482 in the rating

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In short

Entry pricea tiethe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMHostwindsthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsAkamai (Linode)countries with servers

More plansAkamai (Linode)VPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingHostwindsplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Akamai (Linode)	Hostwinds
from 1 GB	5.00 $ Nanode 1 GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD	5.00 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/1GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD
from 2 GB	12.00 $ Linode 2 GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD	9.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/2GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD
from 4 GB	24.00 $ Linode 4 GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD	18.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 2CPU/4GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB SSD
from 8 GB	48.01 $ Linode 8 GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD	38.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 4CPU/8GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD
from 16 GB	60.00 $ Linode 24 GB · 2 cores · 24 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD	76.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 6CPU/16GB · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	Akamai (Linode)	Hostwinds
Price from	5.00 $	5.00 $
Median plan price	552 $	51.33 $
VPS plans	171	40
Countries	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇳 India, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇧🇷 Brazil	🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	0%	0%
IPv6	yes	yes
DDoS protection	no	no
Hourly billing	yes	yes
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	—	99.9999%
Founded	1998	2010
Country of registration	🇺🇸 USA	—

Server locations

Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Only Akamai (Linode): 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇳 India, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇧🇷 Brazil

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Akamai (Linode) or Hostwinds?

Hostwinds has the cheapest plan: from 5.00 $ per month. Akamai (Linode) starts from 5.00 $.

Which one has more locations?

Akamai (Linode) — 15 countries, Hostwinds — 2 countries. Countries in common: USA, Netherlands.

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