AWS Lightsail alternatives (cheaper)
Answer: As of 2026-10-26, for 2 vCPU / 4 GB at 2 TB egress with backups, AWS Lightsail Linux 4 GB costs $24.00/mo true cost (rank #8 of 10). 7 verified alternative(s) are cheaper — lowest is OVHcloud VPS-1 at $4.54/mo.
- AWS Lightsail plans tracked: 2
- AWS Lightsail true / mo (2/4): $24.00
- Cheaper verified alts: 7
- Last verified: 2026-10-26
- Source: https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/
Last verified 2026-10-26. How we calculate this.
AWS Lightsail plans in the ledger
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | List | True @2TB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux 0.5 GB | 2 | 0.5 | $5.00 | $95.00 | source · 2026-10-26 |
| Linux 4 GB | 2 | 4 | $24.00 | $24.00 | source · 2026-10-26 |
Head-to-head by spec
2 vCPU / 4 GB
| # | Provider | Plan | True / mo | vs AWS Lightsail / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OVHcloud | VPS-1 | $4.54 | $-234 |
| 2 | Hetzner | CX23 | $6.70 | $-208 |
| 3 | OVHcloud | VPS-2 | $8.50 | $-186 |
| 4 | Hetzner | CX33 | $10.06 | $-167 |
| 5 | Hostinger VPS | KVM 2 | $14.99 | $-108 |
| 6 | DreamHost | Stack 4 | $15.99 | $-96 |
| 7 | Vultr | vc2-2c-4gb | $20.00 | $-48 |
| 8 | AWS Lightsail | Linux 4 GB | $24.00 | — |
AWS Lightsail rank #8 of 10; 7 cheaper verified alt(s).
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VPS price per GB RAM & per vCPU, 26 plans ranked — median $5.00/GB/mo; cheapest OVHcloud at $1.03/GB. CSV + embeddable chart.
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