Cloudways vs Linode (June 2026): Which Web Host Wins?
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Cloudways vs Linode (2026 Comparison) which should you choose?

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In this Cloudways vs Linode comparison, our extensive tests on both providers cover everything from pricing and performance to customer feedback. We find out which one stands out. This comprehensive analysis gives you a clear picture of why Cloudways is often the preferred choice for website owners.
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Detailed Comparison: Cloudways vs Linode

Hosting Providers Comparison
Winner
4.6
537 reviews
Visit Cloudways
3.3
37 reviews
Visit Linode

Pricing

Starting price
MYR 43.95 / month
MYR 19.98 / month
Free domain
No
No
Coupons
Coupons16
Coupons1

User Ratings

User Friendly
4.6
3.3
Support
4.6
3.3
Features
4.6
3.3
Reliability
4.7
3.3
Pricing
4.6
3.5

User Reviews

Latest positive review
Matthew Montgomery
Matthew Montgomery
5.0
Great support from your team member Bushra
Hello, Please make sure Bushra receives a good rating from me. She helped me on your chat work through several big issues but the chat was closed and ...
I could not click to give her a positive rating. She was fantastic and helped me resolve all of me problems
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Kom Alexander
Kom Alexander
5.0
It's one of my best VPS hosting experiences ever.
I have been using Linode for a couple of years - it's one of my best VPS hosting experiences ever. A few days ago, I opened a ticket with the Helpdes...
k - minutes later they got back to me with a qualified answer. As per my observation from a few years about the hosting industry just 2 VPS hosting providers are doing what they promise - One is Linode and another is DedicatedCore.
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Latest negative review
אביאור ביירון
אביאור ביירון
1.0
They overcharged me
I asked to move to a cheaper plan and they kindly assisted to clone my site. I asked that they will delete the old me. After several months I disco...
vered that they ignored my request to delete the data from the old server and that they overcharged me for several months! I told them to return my money but they offered only a 50% refund! STAY AWAY FROM THEM
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Digvijay Rathore
Digvijay Rathore
1.0
Worst service i have ever experienced
Worst service i have ever experienced.. I paid everything to linode one day i got email that i got some malicious activity in my server so they put...
some network restrictions. i tried to resolve that but i couldn't do that so i created a clone which is the service of linode. yesterday linode stopped my server and website which leading me alot of finance problems. i request you to chose other services instead of this
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Shared Hosting

Under $4
Under $8

Shared 1

MYR 19.98 / month
  • Space: 25 GB
  • Bandwidth: 1 TB
  • Panel: cPanel
  • Number of Sites: 1
0 reviews
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Over $10

Shared 2

MYR 79.90 / month
  • Space: 80 GB
  • Bandwidth: 4 TB
  • Panel: cPanel
  • Number of Sites: 1
0 reviews
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VPS

Under $4

Start for free

MYR 0.00 / month
4.6
0 reviews
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Under $8
Over $10

DigitalOcean Starter Plan

MYR 43.95 / month
  • Space: 25 GB
0 reviews
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Dedicated Server

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

DO Premium

MYR 55.93 / month
  • Space: 25 GB
0 reviews
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Dedicated CPU 4GB

MYR 79.90 / month
  • Space: 80 GB
1.0
0 reviews
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Cloud Hosting

Under $4
Under $8

Shared Linode 1GB

MYR 19.98 / month
  • Space: 25 GB
  • Bandwidth: 1 TB
3.0
0 reviews
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Over $10

DigitalOcean Starter Plan

MYR 43.95 / month
  • Space: 25 GB
  • Bandwidth: 1 TB
4.6
0 reviews
View DigitalOcean Starter Plan plan

Shared Linode 16GB

MYR 319.61 / month
  • Space: 320 GB
  • Bandwidth: 8 TB
0 reviews
View Shared Linode 16GB plan

Website Builder

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

CDN

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

Data Centers

North America
Europe
Asia
Oceânia
South America
Africa & Middle East

CMS support

Wordpress
Joomla
Drupal
Magento
Softaculous
Presta Shop

OS Support

Windows
Linux

Language Support

PHP
Java
Python
NodeJS
Django
Perl
Ruby on Rails
ASP.NET

Database Support

MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL

Payment Types Support

PayPal
Credit Card
Skrill
Wire Transfer
Webmoney
Bitcoin

Services Support

Live Chat
Phone Support
Email Support
Forum Support
Video guides
Knowledgebase

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