We migrate your Linode/Akamai infrastructure to Hetzner – Linodes, LKE Kubernetes, Object Storage and more. Data location, traffic, feature scope and operating costs are compared for the specific environment.
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The following are trademarks of their respective owners: Linode / Akamai Cloud Computing (Akamai Technologies, Inc.), Hetzner (Hetzner Online GmbH). WZ-IT is an independent service provider and has no business, partnership, or contractual relationship with these companies. We offer independent migration, installation, hosting, and operations services.
Comparison at 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD
* CPX32: €35.49 net/month, excluding IPv4 and VAT. Price effective 15 June 2026. Official cloud pricing
** Volumes are billed separately and are not included in server backups or snapshots. Volume details
*** For cloud servers at EU locations; verify plan and location before quoting. Traffic details
Note on pricing and savings: Prices, configurations, and savings estimates are based on publicly available data from the respective providers at the time of publication. Actual savings depend on workload, configuration, and current provider pricing. Please verify current terms independently with the respective provider.
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We compare included allowance, overage, port speed and locations with measured demand.
Hetzner: German company. Linode: US company (now Akamai) with 13+ global regions.
Linode is part of Akamai. Moving to Hetzner can change provider dependencies; pricing and services are compared at project start.
Services are mapped functionally and assessed for portability, operations and cost
Cloud Server (CPX/CAX)
Volumes (NVMe SSD)
Object Storage (S3-compatible)
Self-hosted on VM
Load Balancers
Cloud-init / User-Data
K3s / Nomad / Docker
Private Networks
We analyze your Linode infrastructure: Linodes, NodeBalancers, Kubernetes, Storage and dependencies.
Mapping your Linode services to Hetzner equivalents with optimized configuration.
Building Hetzner infrastructure parallel to Linode for seamless migration.
Transfer of databases, files, and configurations with a planned cutover and rollback point.
DNS switching, final synchronization and gradual traffic migration.
Performance tuning, monitoring setup and ongoing support.
A leading real estate agency from Dubai migrated their entire cloud infrastructure to Hetzner and now saves €13,200 per year.
The analysis is free of charge. Migration and subsequent operations follow the prices in the service catalogue.
Step 1
Inventory of your environment and savings potential on Hetzner, with a documented target architecture.
free of charge
Request analysisStep 2
Target architecture, test run, data transfer and cutover with a defined scope. The amount depends on workloads and data.
from €1,990 excl. VAT
Configure migrationStep 3
Monitoring, updates, backups and response for the migrated systems at the agreed service level.
from €149.90 excl. VAT / server and month
View Managed ServerThe three steps build on each other without requiring each other. The analysis does not commit you to the migration, nor the migration to operations.
All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses.
Describe the current estate and objective. We assess service mapping, target architecture, and a controlled migration path.
Answers to the most important questions
Duration depends on your infrastructure complexity. Small setups can be migrated in 1-2 weeks. Complex environments with LKE and multiple NodeBalancers need 3-6 weeks.
Linode LKE is replaced with K3s, Nomad or Docker Swarm on Hetzner. K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution that is perfect for Hetzner. For simpler setups we recommend Coolify as PaaS.
A migration can make sense when EU data locations, a different traffic model or greater control over the operating stack better fits the workload. We compare price and scope using the current Akamai Cloud plan and a sized Hetzner target architecture.
Akamai Cloud offers a broader global footprint; Hetzner includes selectable locations in Germany and Finland. Suitability depends on user locations, latency, resilience and privacy requirements for the specific system.
Managed services differ in scope, response time and responsibility boundaries. WZ-IT can cover monitoring, updates, backups and incident handling; support hours and response targets depend on the selected service level.
Linode Object Storage is migrated to Hetzner Object Storage (both S3-compatible). With rclone or s3cmd, data can be seamlessly synchronized. Usually an endpoint change in your application is sufficient.
Yes. Included allowance, locations, port speed and overage charges depend on the plan. We compare the current terms of both target plans with the measured traffic profile.
Linode was acquired by Akamai in 2022. This brings benefits such as CDN integration, but it also changes provider and product dependencies. For a migration to Hetzner, we compare current pricing, architecture and operating model; this does not imply a long-term price guarantee.
We replace Linode services with proven open-source solutions
No risk: worst case, you leave with a clearer understanding of your project than before.


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Whether a specific IT challenge or just an idea - we look forward to the exchange. In a brief conversation, we'll evaluate together if and how your project fits with WZ-IT.