AWS Lightsail Alternatives: 9 VPS Providers Compared
Every VPS provider we track, compared with AWS Lightsail: the cheapest plan for each amount of RAM, data center countries, and billing.
Short answer
With 4 GB of RAM, AWS Lightsail starts at $20.00 a month; cheaper: Hostup ($4.95), Contabo ($6.14) and Hetzner ($6.68). Cheaper options exist at 1 GB (Hostup), 2 GB (Hostup), 4 GB (Hostup), 8 GB (Contabo), 16 GB (Contabo) and 32 GB (Contabo). More data center countries than AWS Lightsail (17): Vultr (20).
AWS Lightsail alternatives
Sorted by how many RAM sizes each provider is cheaper than AWS Lightsail at. Monthly prices in USD at today's exchange rate.
| Provider | From | 4 GB RAM from | Cheaper than AWS Lightsail at | Countries | Hourly billing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostup | $3.54 | $4.95 | 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 1 | No | AWS Lightsail vs Hostup → |
| Contabo | $6.14 | $6.14 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 7 | No | AWS Lightsail vs Contabo → |
| Hetzner | $6.68 | $6.68 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 4 | Yes | AWS Lightsail vs Hetzner → |
| Netcup | $8.35 | $8.35 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 5 | No | AWS Lightsail vs Netcup → |
| OVH Cloud | $6.74 | $13.50 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 10 | Yes | AWS Lightsail vs OVH Cloud → |
| Hostinger | $11.99 | $11.99 | 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 9 | No | AWS Lightsail vs Hostinger → |
| Ionos | $6.00 | $14.00 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB | 5 | No | AWS Lightsail vs Ionos → |
| Vultr | $2.50 | $20.00 | 16 GB, 32 GB | 20 | Yes | AWS Lightsail vs Vultr → |
| DigitalOcean | $4.00 | $24.00 | — | 8 | Yes | AWS Lightsail vs DigitalOcean → |
Cheapest alternative for each amount of RAM
The cheapest plan with at least this much RAM from AWS Lightsail and from any other provider. The cheaper one is highlighted.
| RAM | AWS Lightsail | Cheapest alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | Lightsail 1 GB IPv6-only$5.00/mo2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB disk | Hostup VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk |
| 2 GB+ | Lightsail 2 GB IPv6-only$10.00/mo2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | Hostup VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk |
| 4 GB+ | Lightsail 4 GB IPv6-only$20.00/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB disk | Hostup VPS XS$4.95/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk |
| 8 GB+ | Lightsail 8 GB IPv6-only$40.00/mo2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 4 SSD$6.14/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk |
| 16 GB+ | Lightsail Memory 16 GB IPv6-only$70.00/mo2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB disk | Contabo Storage Vps 30 SSD$15.62/mo6 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 1024 GB disk |
| 32 GB+ | Lightsail Memory 32 GB IPv6-only$140.00/mo4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 320 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 12 SSD$27.90/mo12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 400 GB disk |
FAQ
What is a cheaper alternative to AWS Lightsail?
With 4 GB of RAM, AWS Lightsail starts at $20.00 a month; cheaper: Hostup ($4.95), Contabo ($6.14) and Hetzner ($6.68). Prices are monthly, in US dollars at today's exchange rate.
Which AWS Lightsail alternative is cheaper most often?
Hostup: it is cheaper than AWS Lightsail with 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB of RAM.
Which AWS Lightsail alternatives bill by the hour?
Hetzner, OVH Cloud, Vultr and DigitalOcean. Hourly billing suits test servers and short jobs: you pay only for the hours the server exists.
Which AWS Lightsail alternative has the most data center locations?
Vultr offers VPS plans in 20 countries (The Netherlands, United States, India, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Chile, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, Brazil, Israel, Canada and Poland). AWS Lightsail covers 17.
How do you pick a AWS Lightsail alternative?
Start with the RAM you need and compare the cheapest plan of each provider at that size, then check CPU type (shared or dedicated), storage, the data center closest to your users, and benchmarks. The comparison pages below go plan by plan.