Vultr vs. Linode
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Vultr offers high-performance SSD cloud servers and aims to deliver reliable and efficient service, paired with what it describes as “blazing fast” speed at deployment and beyond. Perhaps most similar to Packet, Vultr offers a bare metal configuration as well—what makes it different, however, is that it also offers virtualization based instances.
| FEATURES | Vultr | Linode |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud GPUs | ||
| Latest AMD CPUs | ||
| Free Cloud Firewall | ||
| Free DDoS Protection | ||
| Bare Metal Cloud Servers | Coming soon | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Coming soon | |
| Managed Database | Coming soon | |
| High Memory VM's | ||
| App Marketplace | ||
| 100% Free Human Support | ||
| 1000+ Documentation Library | ||
| Developer Focused | ||
| Free Bundled Transfer | ||
| API, CLI, and user friendly Cloud Interface | ||
| Flat predictible pricing |
| COMPANY PROFILE | Vultr | Linode |
|---|---|---|
| Year Founded | 2014 | 2003 |
| Public Cloud Offering Launched | 2014 | 2003 |
| Years Providing Public Cloud | 7 | 18 |
| Years Profitable | ? | 18 |
| Developer Owned & Operated | ||
| 100% Independent | ||
| Data Center Regions | 17 | 11 |
| Investor Liabilities | Angel Investor | None |
| Non-Cloud Businesses | None | None |
| # of Cloud Products | ~20 | ~20 |
| Target Customers | Developers Startups SMB's |
Developers Startups SMB's |
| User Friendly Cloud Interface |
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