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Amazon Lightsail vs OVHcloud: 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
5.1score, #821 in the rating
OVHcloudovhcloud.com · since 1999
from 4.27 $per month
8VPS plans
4countries
6.5score, #166 in the rating
In short
Entry priceAmazon Lightsailthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMOVHcloudthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsAmazon Lightsailcountries with servers
More plansAmazon LightsailVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingOVHcloudplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Amazon Lightsail | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
4.27 $ VPS-1 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
4.27 $ VPS-1 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
| from 4 GB | 19.99 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
4.27 $ VPS-1 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
| from 8 GB | 40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
8.09 $ VPS-2 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe |
| from 16 GB | 70.00 $ Lightsail Memory optimized 16 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
22.39 $ VPS-4 · 8 cores · 24 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Amazon Lightsail | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 3.50 $ | 4.27 $ |
| Median plan price | 162 $ | 10.59 $ |
| VPS plans | 70 | 8 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇫🇷 France |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 100% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | no | yes |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | 180 days | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | 1999 |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇫🇷 France |
Server locations
Both: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇸 USA
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Amazon Lightsail or OVHcloud?
Amazon Lightsail has the cheapest plan: from 3.50 $ per month. OVHcloud starts from 4.27 $.
Which one has more locations?
Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries, OVHcloud — 4 countries. Countries in common: Australia, France, India, Singapore.
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