Provider news · October 2026

What the providers shipped

In October 2026, DigitalOcean has cranked up its database game by forcing an upgrade to MySQL 8.4, despite the usual grumbling about their somewhat archaic upgrade cadence. Meanwhile, Linode trotted out an extra IPv4 address option, a move that feels about as fresh as last month's patch Tuesday. Vultr continues its one-man show with overpriced GPU plans that nobody at the $5 tier is ever going to need, while UpCloud’s new Stavanger region just barely gives a nod to new geography. If you're here for the big leaps in Kubernetes or radical price drops, this month's been about as exciting as watching paint dry—but if you've been itching for a bit more IPv4, Linode's got you.