Which is cheaper, Linode Dedicated 4GB or Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C?

Linode Dedicated 4GB at $36/mo (excl. VAT) versus $40/mo — a difference of $4/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Linode Dedicated 4GB: $9 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 14 shared countries: AU, BR, CA, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, IT, JP, NL, SE, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Linode Dedicated 4GB takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $36/mo versus $40/mo.

Linodewins 3 rounds

$36/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

Vultr

$40/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 50 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$36/mo

$40/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

Disk

80 GB SSD

50 GB NVME

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

42/100

32/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 14

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Which is cheaper, Linode Dedicated 4GB or Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C?: Linode Dedicated 4GB at $36/mo (excl. VAT) versus $40/mo — a difference of $4/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Linode Dedicated 4GB: $9 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 14 shared countries: AU, BR, CA, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, IT, JP, NL, SE, SG, 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.