Hetzner ARM (Ampere) vs Linode (Akamai)
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Hetzner ARM (Ampere) and Linode (Akamai).
Quick Verdict
4.3/5
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
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4.0/5
Linode (Akamai)
0 reviews
Hetzner ARM (Ampere) is rated higher (4.3 vs 4.0). CAX plans start at 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM / 40GB NVMe; launch pricing was €3.79/month incl. IPv4 (April 2023), currently listed from €6.49/month incl. IPv4 Linode provides managed VPS instances on SSD storage with data centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Built for developers and small-to-medium businesses needing reliable cloud infrastructure.
Hetzner ARM (Ampere) Arm64 cloud servers on Ampere Altra cores in Hetzner Cloud's cost-optimized line | Linode (Akamai) High-performance Linux VPS hosting with predictable pricing. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ | 4.0 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | usage-based |
| Starting price | From $6.49/mo | From $5/mo✓ |
| Best for | Containerised, open-source, scale-out workloads in Europe — web farms, CI runners, build machines, dev environments — where price per core beats single-thread speed | Small production teams wanting an API-first Linux platform with a real uptime SLA, pooled transfer, managed Kubernetes and databases, and one vendor for compute plus edge delivery. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 2 vCPU✓ | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 4 GB✓ | 1 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB✓ | 25 GB |
| Bandwidth | 20 TB/mo✓ | 1 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.99%✓ |
| Data-center count | 3 | 26✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | €3.25✓ | €5.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.62✓ | €5.00 |
| Performance | ||
| CPU score (sysbench) | — | 1,800 |
| Disk read (fio) | — | 800 MB/s |
| Disk IOPS (4K random) | — | 14,000 |
| Network out | — | 0.5 Gbps |
| Latency (TTFB) | — | 30 ms |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ✓ | |
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | NurembergFalkensteinHelsinki | United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyIndiaSingaporeJapan+3 |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotseu datacentergdpr compliantapi accessarm processors | free tierhourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotsmanaged optioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterapi accesskubernetes support |
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Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
Pros
- + Cheapest way to buy Hetzner compute per core
- + Real server silicon — Ampere Altra (Neoverse-N1), ECC RAM, NVMe
- + Hourly billing with monthly cap, 20TB included traffic, free IPv6
- + Free automated DDoS protection and the full Hetzner Cloud API/platform
- + Mature arm64 software ecosystem covers most open-source stacks
Cons
- - x86 and Arm are separate worlds — no rescale, backup or snapshot crossover
- - Cost-Optimized placement means limited stock and EU-only locations for CAX
- - Launch-era pricing is gone; entry cost has risen
- - Shared vCPUs and modest single-core speed
- - Backups and snapshots cost extra; unmanaged servers
Linode (Akamai)
Pros
- + Published hourly pricing with monthly caps and low egress overage ($0.005/GB)
- + 99.99% compute uptime SLA with pro-rata service credits; 99.9% for other services
- + Complete platform: LKE, managed databases, object storage, NodeBalancers, DNS, GPU
- + Excellent documentation and a well-documented REST API, CLI, and Terraform support
- + 25+ core data centers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America
Cons
- - Entry price-performance is not class-leading (our Nanode benchmark: CPU 1,800 at €5/mo)
- - Backups, snapshots, and managed databases are all paid add-ons
- - Product surface is fragmenting as Akamai folds Linode into its enterprise strategy
- - Service availability varies by region (Backups are core-regions-only)
- - Shared entry plans run on explicitly legacy hardware
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