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Hetzner CPX41 vs Linode Dedicated 16GB.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CPX41 and Linode Dedicated 16GB split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Hetzner

CPX41 · 8 vCPU · 16 GB

$140.03/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 240 GB NVME · $0.53 on 5 Sept 2026

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Linode

Dedicated 16GB

$144/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$140.03/mo

$144/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8.75

$9

RAM

16 GB

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 ded.

Disk

240 GB NVME

320 GB SSD

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

6 TB/mo

Value score

36/100

40/100

Regions

2

33

Countries served by both · 1

  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX41 or Linode Dedicated 16GB?
Hetzner CPX41 at $140.03/mo (excl. VAT) versus $144/mo — a difference of $3.97/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Hetzner CPX41: $8.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Linode Dedicated 16GB.
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.

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