Which is cheaper, Linode Premium 8GB or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?

Linode Premium 8GB at $86/mo (excl. VAT) versus $90/mo — a difference of $4/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Linode Premium 8GB: $10.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.25 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.

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

Linode Premium 8GB takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $86/mo versus $90/mo.

Linodewins 3 rounds

$86/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

Vultr

$90/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 150 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$86/mo

$90/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10.75

$11.25

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

Disk

160 GB SSD

150 GB NVME

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

6.1 TB/mo

Value score

29/100

25/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 13

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Which is cheaper, Linode Premium 8GB or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?: Linode Premium 8GB at $86/mo (excl. VAT) versus $90/mo — a difference of $4/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Linode Premium 8GB: $10.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.25 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.
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.