Every Linode and OVHcloud plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.00/moLinode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB | ≈ $1.11/moOVHcloud Starter Web Hosting |
| Renews at | $5.00/mo | ≈ $1.79/mo |
| Plans | 124 | 214 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage | VPS hosting, web hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, cloud hosting, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, business email hosting |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7, phone | 24/7, phone |
| Data center countries | 15United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, France… | 9France, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Canada… |
| Founded | 2003 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | United States | France |
| Visit Linode | Visit OVHcloud |
| Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD | OVHcloud Public Cloud d2-21 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 25 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | ≈ $6.42 / ≈ $6.42 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode High Memory 300 GBValue score 79/100 | OVHcloud Public Cloud r2-240Value score 84/100 |
| Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Accelerated NETINT Quadra T1U x1 Small8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB | OVHcloud RISE-GPU-116 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1.9 TB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $280.00 / $280.00 per month | ≈ $138.93 / ≈ $138.93 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode GPU RTX 4000 Ada x1 X-LargeValue score 66/100 | OVHcloud h100-1520 GPU instanceValue score 80/100 |
| Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control plane | OVHcloud MKS Standard99.99% SLA, up to 500 nodes, 8 GiB etcd |
| From / renews at | $60.00 / $60.00 per month | ≈ $73.91 / ≈ $73.91 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control planeValue score 51/100 | OVHcloud MKS StandardValue score 47/100 |
| Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Managed Database Shared 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 9 GB | OVHcloud Managed MySQL/PostgreSQL Discovery B3-41 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $16.00 / $16.00 per month | ≈ $84.90 / ≈ $84.90 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Managed Valkey G7 Dedicated 4 GBValue score 71/100 | OVHcloud Managed MySQL/PostgreSQL Discovery B3-256Value score 54/100 |
| Linode | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Block Storage 10 GB10 GB NVMe | OVHcloud Cold Archive1 TB HDD |
| From / renews at | $1.00 / $1.00 per month | ≈ $1.91 / ≈ $1.91 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Block Storage 10 GBValue score 66/100 | OVHcloud Cold ArchiveValue score 79/100 |
OVHcloud has the lower starting price: OVHcloud Starter Web Hosting at $1.11/mo, against Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB at $5.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
Linode's cheapest plan renews at $5.00/mo and OVHcloud's at $1.79/mo. Over three years, Linode averages $5.00/mo and OVHcloud $1.71/mo on those plans.
Linode has no money-back window. OVHcloud has no money-back window.
On our value score, OVHcloud: its OVHcloud Public Cloud r2-240 plan scores 84/100 against 79/100 for Linode's best cloud hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, OVHcloud: its OVHcloud h100-1520 GPU instance plan scores 80/100 against 66/100 for Linode's best GPU servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Linode: its Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control plane plan scores 51/100 against 47/100 for OVHcloud's best managed Kubernetes plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
