Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Linode (Akamai)

Name: Linode (Akamai)
Brand: Linode (Akamai)
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (5 reviews)

Cloud Infrastructure pricing comparison · 2026

Amazon Web Services (AWS) pricing ranges from $0–$15000/month, while Linode (Akamai) ranges from $5–$992/month. Linode (Akamai) is typically 64% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's largest cloud infrastructure provider, commanding

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$240 $398

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Linode (Akamai)

Linode, now part of Akamai Technologies, is a developer-friendly cloud infrastructure prov

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$240 $398

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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1

Linode saves $158 vs Amazon · 25 seats

Cheapest $240

Spread 40%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

On-Demand (t3.medium)

$9.1K/yr

year 1 license · $30/seat

Shared CPU (4 GB)

$6.0K/yr

year 1 license · $20/seat

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

Median annual

$398/yr

Vendr · n=164

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$240/yr

Vendr · n=3 · limited data

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 18 sourced facts

14 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 3w ago

Confidence High confidence

Sources 2 sourced facts

Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 3w ago

Confidence Medium confidence

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Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

5 documented

Data Egress and Bandwidth Costs

10-30% of license costs

2 sources
Lambda Hidden Service Dependencies

5-15% of license costs

2 sources
GPU and ML Instance Cost Shock

$2,160-$14,400

1 source
Managed Service Premium (Fargate, Aurora, Redshift)

$21-$100

2 sources
VPC Endpoint Charges per Service

5-15% of license costs

2 sources

No hidden costs documented

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

7.6/5 (735)

Best for

Developers learning AWS, small experiments, and proof-of-concept projects

Watch out

Customer support described as 'terrible' with 24-hour outages and no resolution

TrustRadius

9/5 (5)

Best for

Small websites, development servers, personal blogs, and staging environments

Watch out

Gets pricey when scaling up

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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