# Linode Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Linode the right Virtual Private Server solution for you? Explore 22 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/210618/Linode/reviews --- Linode 4.6 (22) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/210618/Linode/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Linode Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Fernando R COOComputer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “My favourites features are low prices, a clear politic of costs, and the ease to deploy a new server“ February 11, 2023 Joël T Senior Web dev.Computer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “Things I don't like about Linode:-It's exorbitant in terms of pricing-poor client service ( they take anywhere from 1-2 business days to respond to an open ticket)-Poor or almost none reasonable pricing model.-WordPress hosting is slow-High speed servers are available in the dedcated hosting package which are very costful“ July 17, 2023 Lachlan D Integration ArchitectLogistics and Supply Chain, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Using Linode has given us considerable cost savings over our previous physical data centers, and has simplified the resources we need to run our technology stack“ November 19, 2021 Prateek J DevSecOps EngineerComputer Software, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Difficult to integrate with other cloud providers and services“ July 25, 2021 Romaric S web designerComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “From common apps to complex websites hosting, Linode does well at it.“ December 16, 2022 Ajay S I Python, DevOpsComputer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Uptime, Scalability, Speed, and Pricing are very best as compare to their service, which is mind-blowing.“ May 19, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-22 of 22 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Ajay S I. Python, DevOps Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best cloud is Linode" May 19, 2021 5.0 Actually, if we discuss the pricing and Service then Pricing is cheap but service is perfect. Most of our clients are using Linode and we always recommend Linode to clients. Our overall experince with Linode is most satisfying. Thank You Linode Pros I'm using Linode for the last many years are DevOps and its reliability is awesome. Uptime, Scalability, Speed, and Pricing are very best as compare to their service, which is mind-blowing. I trust Linode and also refer to other companies, who are our clients. I have about 7 running server and all are on Linode. Overall they are the best in case of easiness of dashboard and maintenance. Cons Support, Once I face the issue and all of my hosts went down on the Singapore server and I was in the urgent demo so I call them on the India helpline but it's not working. They helo me by ticketing and also give me compensation. The ticketing system is good. All else is very well. Alternatives considered [Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/)[DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/)[Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/) Reason for choosing Linode All are having their our features but AWS and Google Cloud are a little expensive and complex dashboards as compare to Linode. Digital Ocean is most likely Linode type but we are never facing any issue with Linode so we never switched. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer MERN Stack Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "My first free 60 days experience with Linode. " March 3, 2025 4.0 I many used it to store my files in it while practicing docker as it gives high speed SSD storage. Pros It has free trial and also you get 100$ free credit to use in initial stage. Cons There was no auto scaling and very few data centers were available and only has 60 days free trial. Switched from [VirtualBox](https://www.capterra.com/p/169939/VirtualBox/) Virtual Box does not have VPS, we have to download it on local system. Review Source Joël T. Senior Web dev. Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Still lacks some of the basic concepts of modern web hosting" July 17, 2023 3.0 Linode didn't just favor me in anyways. From pricing structure to technical support, it didn't find room for my business. Pros There isn't much that impressed me with Linode apart from the fact that it supports cyber panel very well (VPS) and the virtual private servers are easy to install. Cons Things I don't like about Linode:-It's exorbitant in terms of pricing-poor client service ( they take anywhere from 1-2 business days to respond to an open ticket)-Poor or almost none reasonable pricing model.-WordPress hosting is slow-High speed servers are available in the dedcated hosting package which are very costful Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Intern Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Affordable and Reliable, but Needs Manual Setup." March 4, 2025 4.0 It provides simple and cost effective service to users but also lack in some where in managing fine grain security management. Pros There affordable pricing and its easy to use dashboard. Cons It is only good for small scale business as it does not provide advance features like bigger sharks in market such as AWS, GCP etc. Switched from [Vultr](https://www.capterra.com/p/228645/Vultr/)[Amazon EC2 Spot](https://www.capterra.com/p/208865/EC2-Spot/)[Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.capterra.com/p/246720/Azure-Virtual-Machines/) They were slightly expensive as compare to Linode and I also found some videos on youtube so they helped me to setup. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Integration Architect Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Linode is an excellent cloud virtual private server provider" November 19, 2021 5.0 We run all our back-end servers on Linode now, rather than maintaining a pair of physical data centers and standing up and supporting an entire virtual server stack such as VMware vSphere. Using Linode has given us considerable cost savings over our previous physical data centers, and has simplified the resources we need to run our technology stack Pros Linode provides virtual private servers using SSDs that have excellent performance characteristics for the pricing, it's important that we get the best value for money, and Linode's VPS price performance ratio is far better than its competitors Cons Linode is not as well known as the other big guys in this space, so it can be a hard sell to convince an large conservative organization to take a bet on the little guy, given the prevailing "no one ever got fired choosing Microsoft" attitude of some people, so it would be better if Linode was more well known and on equal footing with the big guys Alternatives considered [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/) Reason for choosing Linode Linode is very cost effective and utterly beats out the other big names on both pricing and support services, and their products are competitive, have great performance, and are rock solid reliable. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co-owner Libraries Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Linode - an excellent product that is reasonably priced and very very reliable" November 16, 2021 5.0 Linode allowed us to host our product for a very reasonable price and with very reliable uptime. Pros Linode allows you to install a number of Linux distributions, so you can tailor that depending on what you want and are used to. Have been using Linode for several years have found it very reliable. They have also never raised the price in those years, it has remained constant. I like everything with it, Linode Manager and Longview are all excellent products to help you manage your servers. Cons Linux distributions for Linode are not hardened by default, so you will have to spend some time securing your deployments. There are mitigations for this though - Linode provides the ability to create scripts to create and configure your stack - so you may only have to do it once anyway. Also at the moment, there is still no support for running FreeBSD on Linode as an official image. Alternatives considered [DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/) Reason for choosing Linode Linode had great reviews, the pricing was simple and fair. I had also used Linode before in another role. Switched from [OpenShift](https://www.capterra.com/p/176566/OpenShift/) When RedHat moved from Openshift v2 to v3, it was very abrupt with little to no help (documentation was bare and useless) in migrating. Version 3 was completely different and the time frame given for businesses to move was bordered on plain rude. I really liked v2 Openshift, but this experience forced us to move away from Red Hat completely. Review Source PE Pius E. Founder Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Linode" April 28, 2022 4.0 My Virtual machines on Linode have always been up and every time I needed help the support has always been there for me. Support from the community, Linode team, and the YouTube videos they put up. I can always afford Linode and keep track of my plan and costs easily. Pros Linode is really so easy to use. I'm not a professional network engineer but I find my way quite easily in Linode. Everything is within the site, from setting a server, to creating and updating your stacks. It's not jumbled up like in AWS, Google Cloud, and Alibaba. Even as a newbie, with just watching Linode's youtube channel, you set up your services and learn as you go along. That's what I did, and it's going well. One other thing is Linode's pricing! It is by far the most affordable yet very efficient and comprehensive cloud provider out there in comparison to Digital Ocean and AWS. Cons Linode needs to add more easily deployable apps in its marketplace to help even more of the less technical founders and learning developers get started. Alternatives considered [AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)[DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/)[Alibaba Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/203474/Alibaba-Cloud/) Reason for choosing Linode Plainly, Linode had a better price for me when getting started and testing my project. Review Source DM Dakota M. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Cost-Effective, Reliable Servers" December 16, 2021 5.0 My overall experience with Linode has been great. Moving from shared web hosting to a VPS had a learning curve, but the guides provided by Linode along with their extremely responsive support helped me get set up and ensure I had access to the ports I needed. We haven't even had so much as an outage that was caused by Linode. The one time maintenance did occur it was done before we could even notice an issue! They also provide 100 dollars in credit for your first two months, giving you the ability to test their services before paying out of pocket. Pros Our businesses use case for servers is for websites and we could not be happier with Linode. We had hosted websites with shared hosting providers but for one reason or another, we always had issues. On the cheapest VPS Linode provides we have been able to have multiple low-traffic websites running without an incident. Cons The only caveat of VPS hosting at Linode I can think of is that you need to pay for backups separately and these backups only go back 14 days. You can initiate a manual backup which can be as old as you like, but if you want a more comprehensive backup solution you will need to set one up yourself. Alternatives considered [DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/) Reason for choosing Linode Reputation and what Linode stood for. I am responsible for web management at my business and so I went with someone who had long-term notoriety in this space and also values that I supported. Review Source Gianluigi M. Dev and DevOps Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very good services at a lower price than competitors" May 5, 2022 4.0 We deploy some micro services related to our PaaS CI/CD product. Performance and reliability are very high compared to a very cheao price. We plan to migrate more services to Linode. Pros Easy dashboard to manage and monitor all our active services. Very cheap but very stable and good VPS performance. Cons Poor LoadBalancer settings. Set up process for some services could be more easy Alternatives considered [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing Linode Best price comparison with similar VPS performance. Review Source Romaric S. web designer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Linode" December 16, 2022 5.0 Linode is a better alternative for any project infrastructure. From common apps to complex websites hosting, Linode does well at it. I recommend it. Pros I have tried out a lot of web hosting solutions and Linode is my #2 VPS recommendation for businesses looking for affordable and effective VPS hosting solutions.The company keeps track of the client's objectives and tries all in its capacities to meet them. Linode's hosting technology is quite advanced.It has a variety of server locations and the server installation process is also very easy as there are documentations to avail this.The support staff is very friendly and proactive. They care about their clients as well as their satisfaction. I have seen some competitors who only care about money. Cons The cost for hosting with Linode is medium-high as compared to digital ocean. Sincerely, this is the only dark side of it. Review Source Giuseppe N. Software Engineer Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best in class Cloud service" April 20, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to manage and configure all offered services. I try new manager DbaaS, and is very powerful. Certainly now with Akamai partnership, this product will have a boost. Cons a service such as the certificate manager of another well-known service would be interesting. Alternatives considered [Amazon S3](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/)[Amazon RDS](https://www.capterra.com/p/192201/Amazon-RDS/)[Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/) Review Source Stanley M. System Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Why I chose Linode for Cloud" October 27, 2022 5.0 No issues experienced so far with any of my virtual servers. Pros Native User Interface that is all inclusive. Cons Feels a bit outdated with the interface for millennial users. Reason for choosing Linode Recommendation from a mentor. Review Source EM Eric M. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "With Linode, you can upsize... AND DOWNSIZE!" March 4, 2021 5.0 I've had excellent experience with the product and with the customer service. I've been able to easily manage a large number of servers and easily rescue a few when the need arose. Linode gives you a lot of machine for your money, including a very generous monthly network transfer quota. Their pricing model is simple, easy to understand and very competitive. Pros Most all Virtual Cloud Server providers have a fast, reliable platform. Most let you start small and then upsize your sever as needed. Linode is the ONLY provider I've found that let's you also DOWNSIZE your server! That's huge since you're not stuck with a bigger server than you need in case you have to temporarily upsize. I also like the simplicity of Linode, compared to monstrosities like AWS or Azure. With Linode, you get in, get it done, and get out. Cons Linode offers additional block storage devices which is great, but unfortunately, it's not available yet in all of their data centers yet. Alternatives considered [DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/) Reason for choosing Linode Digital Ocean doesn't offer the option to downsize a server. Switched from [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/) Both Azure and AWS have a horribly confusing point and click interface. I would much rather do my configuration on the server itself, rather than on a complicated, difficult to navigate web-based user interface. Review Source Prateek J. DevSecOps Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Linode: High performance services at affordable price" July 25, 2021 5.0 Using Linode VM and storage services for 2 years. It comes with great performance at very affordable pricing. Pros 1\. Data centers are available in almost all popular regions 2. Services are very affordable 3. Very easy to start with the services 4. Best support from the team in the market Cons 1\. Limited services are available at least for now 2. Difficult to integrate with other cloud providers and services Review Source Fernando R. COO Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Servers in the cloud simple, easy and with a suitable price" February 11, 2023 5.0 We have dedicated server and software as service quickly and a good prices Pros My favourites features are low prices, a clear politic of costs, and the ease to deploy a new server Cons I like all about this platform. It will be interesting for spanish users that they were certificated in ENS Review Source András P. Lead Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very reliable but cheap VPS hosting" September 29, 2020 5.0 I'm quite happy with them, did not really had any big issues or complaints in the last few years. Pros It was fairly cheap for a decent server and they upgraded our small little server along the line keeping the old price. The support was also pretty good, quite fast and qualified. Cons The old UI was a bit ugly, the new one still lacked a few features like bill list, otherwise it was usable. Review Source ET Eitan T. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great performance and Infrastructure, Great apps marketplace" June 26, 2022 4.0 Pros Infrastructure and features are great and high quality, the performance is fast, the marketplace have a lot of applications and it's a great feature. Cons The deployment dashboard and process is a bit techie and not friendly. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Development Manager E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very stable, capable and good performance virtual servers" September 30, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to manage via cloud management panel, very stable with little downtime, good performance Cons Missing some higher security features of other virtual server providers Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "perfect product" May 18, 2022 5.0 Pros it's affrodable and useful to make experiment about application or eployment Cons load balancing is not perfect and the product is not still perfectly scalable Review Source Fabio D. Web Designer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Reliable cloud storage at a great price" June 24, 2022 4.0 Pros Comparing to AWS the aspect that struck me most is the ease of configuration of the infrastructure and the very intuitive user interface. Cons currently I have not encountered any negative aspects in my experience with linode Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Soporte Tecnico Industrial Automation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Una buena opcion de VPS" November 20, 2022 5.0 Mi experiencia con Linode en general es buena, aunque me ha costado con algunas integraciones. Pros Lo que más me gusta de Linode es que: además de la variedad de imágenes, puedes cargar tu imagen personalizada. Cons Lo que menos me gusta es la interface de panel de control. Aunque esto no es una desventaja significa, ya que los servidores son muy buenos. Review Source Chiara P. Account Manager Medical Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Service with exceptional performance and stability" May 28, 2022 5.0 Pros we use this service to host our sites, there is a developer who manages the service for us but as an end customer we can only be satisfied with the stability and performance of the service. Cons who have said since the beginning that it is a more developer-oriented service, but a more user friendly interface would not be bad. Reason for choosing Linode The developer suggested this service. Review Source Similar Products Featured