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Amazon Lightsail vs Gcorelabs: 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 | Gcorelabs |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
3.65 $ KVM-SSD-1-DRF · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
5.56 $ KVM-SSD-2-DRF · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 20.01 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
10.10 $ KVM-SSD-3-DRF · 4 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
24.90 $ g1-standard-2-8 · 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 |
36.60 $ g1-memory-2-16 · 2 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 | Gcorelabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 3.50 $ | 3.65 $ |
| Median plan price | 162 $ | 94.16 $ |
| VPS plans | 70 | 155 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇳 India, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies | Invoice for companies |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | no | yes |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | 180 days | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | 99.9% |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
Server locations
Both: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Only Gcorelabs: 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Amazon Lightsail or Gcorelabs?
Amazon Lightsail has the cheapest plan: from 3.50 $ per month. Gcorelabs starts from 3.65 $.
Which one has more locations?
Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries, Gcorelabs — 17 countries. Countries in common: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, USA.