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Linode vs netcup.

vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily

On today's data, netcup undercuts Linode on memory pricing — a median of $1.22/GB of RAM vs $7.50/GB. The cheapest way in is Linode at $5/mo (Nanode 1GB). Linode counters with broader reach: 33 locations vs 5.

Plans tracked189
Cheapest plan$5/mo$5.78/mo
Median $/GB RAM$7.50/GB$1.22/GB
Avg value score50/10097/100
Locations335
Dedicated-vCPU plans124
NVMe share0%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans100% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)70

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

Top value plans from each

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Linode data: Public API — api.linode.com/v4/linode/types. netcup data: Live web — server-rendered plan cards on netcup.com/en/server/vps + /en/server/root-server.

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