Linode (Akamai Cloud) vs Oracle Cloud Compute
Linode (Akamai Cloud) is cheaper across every workload modelled here.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | Linode (Akamai Cloud) | Oracle Cloud Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $5.00/mo | — | — |
| Compute | $0.0075/vCPU-hr | $0.010/vCPU-hr | 1.3× Linode (Akamai Cloud) |
| Data transfer out | $0.0050/GB | $0.0085/GB | 1.7× Linode (Akamai Cloud) |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | — |
Source: Akamai pricing (May 2026) · Oracle pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | Linode (Akamai Cloud) | Oracle Cloud Compute | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $5.47 | $8.15 | Linode (Akamai Cloud)saves $2.68/mo (33%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $11 | $23 | Linode (Akamai Cloud)saves $12/mo (53%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $50 | $92 | Linode (Akamai Cloud)saves $42/mo (45%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
Linode (Akamai Cloud)
by Akamai
Flat-rate VPS instances now sold under Akamai, with transfer pooled across the account and egress overage priced at half a cent per gigabyte.
Free tier: 1 TB of egress included on the $5 plan
Oracle Cloud Compute
by Oracle
The most generous permanent free tier of any major cloud, and egress priced roughly a tenth of AWS. The trade-off is a smaller ecosystem and frequent capacity limits on free Arm instances.
Free tier: 4 Arm cores, 24 GB RAM, and 10 TB egress per month, always free
Common questions
- Is Linode (Akamai Cloud) or Oracle Cloud Compute cheaper in 2026?
- Linode (Akamai Cloud) is cheaper in all 3 modelled workloads.
- What is the difference in egress cost between Linode (Akamai Cloud) and Oracle Cloud Compute?
- Linode (Akamai Cloud) charges $0.0050 per GB against Oracle Cloud Compute's $0.0085, roughly 1.7× cheaper. Egress usually dominates the bill once traffic is measured in terabytes.
- Which has the better free tier, Linode (Akamai Cloud) or Oracle Cloud Compute?
- Both publish one. Linode (Akamai Cloud): 1 TB of egress included on the $5 plan. Oracle Cloud Compute: 4 Arm cores, 24 GB RAM, and 10 TB egress per month, always free.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.