AWS Lambda vs Linode (Akamai): Pricing Comparison 2026
Side-by-side pricing comparison of AWS Lambda and Linode (Akamai). See all plans, features, and costs at a glance.
Bottom line: AWS Lambda starts at $2.1e-9/mo, making it $5/mo cheaper than Linode (Akamai) ($5/mo). Neither offers a free plan.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
Linode (Akamai) - Linode is more cost-effective for teams that need a persistent server.
AWS Lambda vs Linode (Akamai): Quick Pricing Facts
| Feature | AWS Lambda | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $2.1e-9/mo | $5/mo |
| Number of Plans | 50 | 4 |
| Free Tier | No | No |
| Pricing Model | usage-based | usage-based |
| Annual Discount | N/A | N/A |
AWS Lambda is the more affordable option, starting at $2.1e-9/mo compared to Linode (Akamai)'s $5/mo. Both are Hosting & Infra tools with 54 combined pricing plans and 16 features compared.
Review the detailed tier-by-tier comparison above to see exactly which features are included at each price point and find the best fit for your Hosting & Infra needs.
| Pricing Plans |  AWS Lambda Try free |  Linode (Akamai) Try free |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | x86 Price Custom pricing | Shared CPU 1GB $5/monthCheapest Includes
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| Tier 2 | First 6 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | |
| Tier 3 | Next 9 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | Dedicated CPU 4GBPopular $36/month Includes
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| Tier 4 | Over 15 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | High Memory 24GB $60/month Includes
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| Tier 5 | Arm Price Custom pricing | - |
| Tier 6 | First 7.5 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 7 | Next 11.25 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 8 | Over 18.75 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 9 | 128 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 10 | 512 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 11 | 1024 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 12 | 1536 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 13 | 2048 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 14 | 3072 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 15 | 4096 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 16 | 5120 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 17 | 6144 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 18 | 7168 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 19 | 8192 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 20 | 9216 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 21 | 10240 $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 22 | Durable Operations Custom pricing | - |
| Tier 23 | Operations such as Steps, Waits, and Callbacks $8/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 24 | Storage Custom pricing | - |
| Tier 25 | Data Written $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 26 | Data Retained $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 27 | Total compute (seconds) $1000000/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 28 | Total compute (GB-s) $32000000/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 29 | Billable compute $32000000/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 30 | Compute cost $31600000/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 31 | Total requests Custom pricing | - |
| Tier 32 | Billable requests $2000000/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 33 | Request cost $1/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 34 | Operations $1/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 35 | Operations cost $4/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 36 | Data written cost $104/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 37 | Storage (running incl. 7 day wait) $104/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 38 | Storage (retained 14 days) $104/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 39 | Data Retained cost $24/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 40 | Total charges $421/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 41 | Tenant isolated enviroments (x86) $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 42 | Tenant isolated enviroments (ARM) $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 43 | Ephemeral Storage $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 44 | Cache $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 45 | Restore $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 46 | Processed Bytes $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 47 | SQS $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 48 | MSK or Self-Managed Kafka $0/monthCheapest | - |
| Tier 49 | Requests Custom pricing | - |
| Tier 50 | Duration $0/monthCheapest | - |
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Linode (Akamai)
Linode is more cost-effective for teams that need a persistent server.
Based on pricing data only. Review the full comparison below for your specific needs.
Try Linode (Akamai) freeFrom $5/moWhich Should You Choose?
Choose AWS Lambda if:
- •You want true serverless with no server management at all
- •Your workload spikes unpredictably and you need automatic scaling
- •You are deep in the AWS ecosystem with existing IAM and event sources
Choose Linode (Akamai) if:
- •You want a simple, affordable VPS with transparent hourly pricing
- •Your app needs persistent storage and long-running background jobs
- •You prefer Linode's predictable flat-rate plans over usage-based billing
Linode (now Akamai Cloud) offers VPS instances starting at $5/month with dedicated CPU, SSD storage, and a generous bandwidth allowance. Lambda has no monthly base cost but charges per invocation. Linode is better for apps that need a long-running server; Lambda is better for stateless functions that sleep between calls. Most small teams find Linode cheaper for sustained workloads.
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Sources
- AWS Lambda Official Pricing- Vendor pricing page
- Linode (Akamai) Official Pricing- Vendor pricing page
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