Render vs Linode (Akamai)
Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly
Render (paas) and Linode (Akamai) (vps) overlap on 15 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Renderpaas
| 512 MB / 0.5 CPU | $7/mo |
| 2 GB / 1 CPU | $25/mo |
CDNSSLPreviewsAuto-deployDIY: image opt, edge
Linode (Akamai)vps
| Nanode 1GB | $5/mo |
| Linode 2GB | $12/mo |
| Linode 4GB | $24/mo |
Nothing bundledDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, ssl, previews, auto-deploy
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Render | Linode (Akamai) | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Nuxt | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Astro | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| SvelteKit | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Remix / React Router | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Node.js API | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Django | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| FastAPI | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Laravel | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Ruby on Rails | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $12 (Linode 2GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Spring Boot | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $12 (Linode 2GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| WordPress | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Ghost | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Strapi | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |
| Static site | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $5 (Nanode 1GB) | Linode (Akamai) |