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Hostwinds vs Linode — Compared on Real Benchmarks

A head-to-head of Hostwinds, Linode, scored on our reproducible benchmark suite: performance, uptime, and real entry pricing.

Hostwinds leads overall with a HostingTweaks score of 7.6. Linode is the cheapest entry at $5.00/mo. Hostwinds has the strongest 30-day uptime at 100%.

Provider Uptime
Hostwinds 7.6 — — — 100% Visit
Linode 5.7 $5.00 — — 99.98% Visit

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HostingTweaks, "Hostwinds vs Linode — Compared on Real Benchmarks", https://hostingtweaks.com/compare/hostwinds-vs-linode, accessed 2026-08-16.

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