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DigitalOcean vs Linode (Akamai)

Two hosting providers side by side for SMM businesses — on the facts each one publishes and our team checks. Checked September 26, 2026.

Where they differ

  • Entry plan DigitalOcean from $4.00 per month vs Linode (Akamai) from $5 per month
  • Data centres DigitalOcean US, CA, NL, UK, DE, IN, SG, AU vs Linode (Akamai) US, CA, NL, DE, UK, ES, IT, SE, IN, JP, SG, AU, BR, ID
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Price
Entry plan from $4.00 per month Basic Droplet; 1 vCPU, 512 MiB RAM, 10 GiB SSD, 500 GiB transfer. from $5 per month Nanode 1 GB (shared CPU) plan, per Linode community docs; exact storage spec not directly re-confirmed from a fetched vendor page this session.
Hosting types
VPS Yes Yes
Cloud Yes Yes
Infrastructure
Data centres US, CA, NL, UK, DE, IN, SG, AU US, CA, NL, DE, UK, ES, IT, SE, IN, JP, SG, AU, BR, ID
DDoS protection Included Included
Pay with crypto No —
Track record
Trust Score 40 / 100 · Guarded 40 / 100 · Guarded
On the market since 2000 2003
Reviews on smm.guide No reviews yet No reviews yet
Owner Not claimed yet Not claimed yet
the better figure in the row— not confirmed yet · facts from each hosting provider's own site and our team

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Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Linode (Akamai)?

DigitalOcean: from $4.00 per month. Linode (Akamai): from $5 per month.

Do DigitalOcean and Linode (Akamai) include DDoS protection?

DigitalOcean: Included. Linode (Akamai): Included.

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