Provider roundup · entry tier (~$5/mo)
DigitalOcean vs Linode vs UpCloud vs Vultr
Linode's Nanode stands out at the 1 GB entry-tier with superior Redis performance, notably on INCR and LPUSH operations, achieving 39,169.61 requests per second (rps) and 39,215.69 rps respectively, compared to DigitalOcean's 36,469.73 rps and 26,709.4 rps. While UpCloud offers competitive read speeds with Redis GET averaging 58.1 ms, Linode's overall consistent latency and higher throughput make it the top choice in this price bracket, balancing speed and affordability effectively.
| DigitalOcean | Linode | UpCloud | Vultr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | Regular (1 GB) | Nanode (1 GB) | Balanced (1 GB) | Cloud Compute (1 GB) |
| Price / mo | $6 | $5 | $7 | $5 |
| vCPU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RAM (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CPU events/sec | 843 | 2,996 | 5,281 | 704 |
| Memory read MiB/s | 3,290 | 5,018 | 7,731 | 3,512 |
| MySQL tps | 61 | 329 | — | 210 |