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

Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C at $40/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43/mo — a difference of $3/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C: $10 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 4GB.

Yes — both plans are offered in 13 shared countries: AU, BR, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, IT, JP, NL, SE, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Premium 4GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $40/mo versus $43/mo.

Linode

$43/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

Vultrwins 3 rounds

$40/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 50 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$43/mo

$40/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10.75

$10

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

Disk

80 GB SSD

50 GB NVME

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

34/100

32/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 13

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Which is cheaper, Linode Premium 4GB or Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C at $40/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43/mo — a difference of $3/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 2C: $10 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 4GB.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 13 shared countries: AU, BR, 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.