Linode packages have more cpu available and their drive speed is actually pretty good for being non SSD as well. As I'm sure people will point out, neither one of them has a perfect reputation lately, but I've used both for various purposes, just nothing mission critical on DO, just basic quick stuff that doesn't need security or much cpu

Linode has a long history of major security incidents and withholding information from their customers.

So unless your data is worthless then Linode is a terrible choice.

I'm not concerned about that given the recent disk-scrubbing revalation from DigitalOcean. They're as bad as each other.

Fortunately, my data's not that important.

Half price and SSDs are pretty compelling advantage.