Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX31 or Linode Premium 8GB?

Hetzner CPX31 at $72.63/mo (excl. VAT) versus $86/mo — a difference of $13.37/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CPX31: $9.08 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 8GB.

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CPX31 takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Premium 8GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $72.63/mo versus $86/mo.

Hetznerwins 2 rounds

$72.63/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB NVME · ↑ $0.28 on 5 Sept 2026

Linode

$86/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$72.63/mo

$86/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$9.08

$10.75

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 ded.

Disk

160 GB NVME

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

39/100

29/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX31 or Linode Premium 8GB?: Hetzner CPX31 at $72.63/mo (excl. VAT) versus $86/mo — a difference of $13.37/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CPX31: $9.08 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 8GB.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.