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DigitalOcean vs AWS Lightsail

Verdict · 2 TB egress, backups on, verified plans

Cheapest for 2 vCPU / 4 GB: AWS Lightsail (Linux 4 GB, $24.00/mo) — $58/yr less than DigitalOcean Basic 4 GB.
4 vCPU / 8 GB: neither has verified equivalent plan tracked.

As of 2026-10-26, from 26 verified plans. How we calculate this.

By tier and egress

Scenario	DigitalOcean	AWS Lightsail
entry · 1 TB egress	$7.20 Basic 1 GB · 1 vCPU / 1 GB	$5.00 Linux 0.5 GB · 2 vCPU / 0.5 GB
entry · 5 TB egress	$47.20 Basic 1 GB · 1 vCPU / 1 GB	$365.00 Linux 0.5 GB · 2 vCPU / 0.5 GB
mid · 1 TB egress	$28.80 Basic 4 GB · 2 vCPU / 4 GB	$24.00 Linux 4 GB · 2 vCPU / 4 GB
mid · 5 TB egress	$38.80 Basic 4 GB · 2 vCPU / 4 GB	$114.00 Linux 4 GB · 2 vCPU / 4 GB

DigitalOcean

IPv4: Public IPv4 included with each Droplet
Backups: Weekly backups 20% of Droplet price (daily 30%)
Overage: $0.01/GiB beyond pooled allowance (bandwidth docs; confirm)

Source: www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets · 2026-10-26

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AWS Lightsail

IPv4: Bundles include a public IPv4 address
Backups: Snapshots $0.05/GB-mo (confirm)
Overage: Overage varies by region, from $0.09/GB

Source: aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/ · 2026-10-26

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