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Hetzner vs Linode (Akamai)

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Hetzner · updated Jun 2026Linode (Akamai) · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.10/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$34.10/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$34.10/mo$179.76/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score65/10062/100
Verdict: Hetzner is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

SaaS product

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$34.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.10/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$34.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$39.70/mo$45.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$93.70/mo$239.36/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score66/10063/100
Verdict: Hetzner is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

E-commerce store

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$38.50/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.54/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$38.50/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$77.22/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$463.98/mo$375.08/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Hetzner · Volumes · Pay as you go
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score67/10064/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Hetzner cheaper at 1k DAU, Linode (Akamai) at 100k.

API / backend service

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.10/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$34.10/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$34.10/mo$179.76/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score65/10062/100
Verdict: Hetzner is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Mobile app backend

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$38.50/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.54/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$38.50/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$77.22/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$463.98/mo$375.08/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Hetzner · Volumes · Pay as you go
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score67/10064/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Hetzner cheaper at 1k DAU, Linode (Akamai) at 100k.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.10/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$34.10/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$34.10/mo$179.76/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score75/10070/100
Verdict: Hetzner is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$34.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.10/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$34.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$39.70/mo$45.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$93.70/mo$239.36/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score76/10073/100
Verdict: Hetzner is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

AI app

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$38.50/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.54/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$38.50/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$77.22/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$463.98/mo$375.08/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Hetzner · Volumes · Pay as you go
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score67/10064/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Hetzner cheaper at 1k DAU, Linode (Akamai) at 100k.

Internal tool

MetricHetznerLinode (Akamai)
Cost at 1k DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$19.10/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$34.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$34.10/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$34.10/mo$179.76/mo
Services used
  • Hetzner · Cloud VPS · CX22
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Linode (Akamai) · Linode Instances · Nanode 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score65/10062/100
Verdict: Hetzner is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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