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Amazon Lightsail vs Interserver: 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.
Amazon Lightsailaws.amazon.com
from 3.50 $per month
70VPS plans
17countries
5.7score, #757 in the rating
Interserverwww.interserver.net · since 1999
from 3.00 $per month
16VPS plans
1country
In short
Entry priceInterserverthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMInterserverthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsAmazon Lightsailcountries with servers
More plansAmazon LightsailVPS plans in the catalog
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Amazon Lightsail | Interserver |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
3.00 $ Linux 1 Slice · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
3.00 $ Linux 1 Slice · 1 core · 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 |
10.00 $ Windows 2 Slices · 1 core · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
12.01 $ Linux 4 Slices · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 70.00 $ Lightsail Memory optimized 16 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
24.00 $ Linux 8 Slices · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Amazon Lightsail | Interserver | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 3.50 $ | 3.00 $ |
| Median plan price | 162 $ | 54.00 $ |
| VPS plans | 70 | 16 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies | Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | 180 days | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | 1999 |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | — |
Server locations
Both: 🇺🇸 USA
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Amazon Lightsail or Interserver?
Interserver has the cheapest plan: from 3.00 $ per month. Amazon Lightsail starts from 3.50 $.
Which one has more locations?
Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries, Interserver — 1 country. Countries in common: USA.
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