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Amazon Lightsail vs Microsoft Azure: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Amazon Lightsail | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 4.99 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
6.13 $ B2pts v2 · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
24.53 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 20.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
24.53 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 40.01 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
49.05 $ B2ps v2 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 70.00 $ Lightsail Memory optimized 16 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
97.82 $ B4ps v2 · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Amazon Lightsail | Microsoft Azure | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 3.50 $ | 6.13 $ |
| Median plan price | 152 $ | 411 $ |
| VPS plans | 60 | 90 |
| Countries | — | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Payment | — | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard) |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | no | yes |
| Trial period | no | 30 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: no countries in common
Only Microsoft Azure: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇿🇦 South Africa
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Amazon Lightsail or Microsoft Azure?
Amazon Lightsail has the cheapest plan: from 3.50 $ per month. Microsoft Azure starts from 6.13 $.
Which one has more locations?
Amazon Lightsail — 0 countries, Microsoft Azure — 28 countries. Countries in common: no.