Cloudways (DO) vs Linode (Akamai)
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Cloudways (DO) (managed-cloud) and Linode (Akamai) (vps) overlap on 2 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Cloudways (DO)managed-cloud
| DO 1GB | $11/mo |
| DO 2GB | $24/mo |
| DO 4GB | $46/mo |
Linode (Akamai)vps
| Nanode 1GB | $5/mo |
| Linode 2GB | $12/mo |
| Linode 4GB | $24/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Cloudways (DO) | Linode (Akamai) | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel | $11 (DO 1GB) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| WordPress | $11 (DO 1GB) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |