--- description: Learn more about Linode price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Linode Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Cloud Integration Software](/directory/30852/cloud-management/software) > [Linode](/software/210618/linode) # Linode Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/210618/linode Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/210618/linode?page=2) > Linode believes that in order to accelerate innovation in the cloud, virtual computing must be more accessible, affordable, and simple. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 22 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Linode? Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your ideas to the next level. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 22 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Akamai Technologies - **Founded**: 2005 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$5,00 - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM bundled into one simple price. Increase storage capacity with additional Block Storage or S3-compatible Object Storage. Add instant Backups with complete independency to your stack. Ensure your applications and services are highly-available with Linode NodeBalancers. Deploy Kubernetes clusters with our fully-managed container orchestration engine. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy and 9 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Backup and Recovery - Capacity Analytics - Control Panel - Dashboard - Data Migration - Data Security - Data Storage Management - Dedicated Virtual Resources - Document Storage - Encryption - File Management - File Transfer - Load Balancing Tools - Log Access - Monitoring - Multi-Device Support - Network Monitoring - Performance Analysis - Performance Management - Performance Monitoring - Real-Time Monitoring - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management - Third-Party Integration - Third-Party Integrations - Version Control - Web Framework Support - Website Hosting ## Integrations (18 total) - Docker - Drupal - GitLab - Grafana - HashiCorp Consul - Jenkins - MongoDB - MySQL - Nextcloud - OpenVPN Access Server - Percona Monitoring and Management - PostgreSQL - Prometheus - Redis Enterprise - Salt ... and 3 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Cloud Integration Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30852/cloud-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Cloud Integration Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30852/cloud-management/software) - [Cloud Storage Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31310/cloud-storage/software) - [Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Providers](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/33275/virtual-private-server/software) - [IaaS Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32015/infrastructure-as-a-service-solutions/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[OVHcloud](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1012575/ovhcloud) — 4.1/5 (30 reviews) ## Reviews ### "My first free 60 days experience with Linode." — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *03 March 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **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. > > I many used it to store my files in it while practicing docker as it gives high speed SSD storage. ----- ### "Affordable and Reliable, but Needs Manual Setup." — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *04 March 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **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. > > It provides simple and cost effective service to users but also lack in some where in managing fine grain security management. ----- ### "Best cloud is Linode" — 5.0/5 > **Ajay S** | *19 May 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. > > 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 ----- ### "Still lacks some of the basic concepts of modern web hosting" — 3.0/5 > **Joël** | *17 July 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **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 > > Linode didn't just favor me in anyways. From pricing structure to technical support, it didn't find room for my business. ----- ### "Linode is an excellent cloud virtual private server provider" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *19 November 2021* | Logistics & Supply Chain | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **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 > > 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 ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/210618/linode?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/210618/linode) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | it | | | nb | | ----- ## Structured Data