We have decided to write a detailed comparison (Smallest Plan except Vultr) between the top 4 cloud providers of today: Linode, Vultr, DigitalOcean, Amazon Lightsail.
Note: Vultr cut price 50%, Smallest Plan only $2.5/month. Read more
About Providers
+ Linode was launched in June of 2003 by founder Christopher S. It remains privately owned company by its founder and employees. Linode is the only cloud provider 100% owned by developers
+ Vultr was founded in 2014 as a child company of Choopa, LLC. Offers very simple implementation of a cloud infrastructure and high performance.
+ DigitalOcean was founded in 2011. DigitalOcean is a simple and robust cloud computing platform, designed for developers.
+ Amazon Lightsail is designed to be the easiest way to launch and manage a virtual private server with AWS.
$5/month Cloud VPS Spec
Linode | Vultr | DigitalOcean | Lightsail | |
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CPU | 1 Core | 1 Core | 1 Core | 1 Core |
Memory | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 512MB |
Storage | 25GB SSD | 25GB SSD | 25GB SSD | 20GB SSD |
Transfer | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
Network (In) | 40Gbps | – | 1Gbps | – |
Network (Out) | 1Gbps | – | 1Gbps | – |
Virtualization | KVM | KVM | KVM | Xen |
Monthly Price | $5/month | $5/month | $5/month | $5/month |
Hourly Price | $0.0075/hour | $0.007/hour | $0.007/hour | $0.007/hour |
+ Linode and Vultr is offering as much RAM as DigitalOcean and Amazon Lightsail
+ Vultr is offering 25GB SSD Storage
Promo Code:
- Linode: Use code LINODE10
- Vultr: Double Credit Up to $100 USD => Guide Here
- DigitalOcean: Get $35 in credit => Guide Here
- Lightsail: No promo code, only first month free!