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Amazon Lightsail vs UpCloud.com: 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
60VPS plans
0countries
3.3score, #1539 in the rating
UpCloud.comupcloud.com
from 3.37 $per month
75VPS plans
12countries
6.1score, #306 in the rating
In short
Entry priceUpCloud.comthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMUpCloud.comthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsUpCloud.comcountries with servers
More plansUpCloud.comVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingUpCloud.complace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Amazon Lightsail | UpCloud.com |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 4.99 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
3.37 $ Starter 1 GB / 1 vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
6.73 $ Starter 2 GB / 1 vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 20.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
11.22 $ Starter 4 GB / 1 vCPU · 1 core · 4 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 40.01 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
20.21 $ Starter 8 GB / 2 vCPU · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 70.00 $ Lightsail Memory optimized 16 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
26.94 $ Starter 16 GB / 2 vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Amazon Lightsail | UpCloud.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 3.50 $ | 3.37 $ |
| Median plan price | 152 $ | 213 $ |
| VPS plans | 60 | 75 |
| Countries | — | 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Payment | — | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | no | yes |
| Trial period | no | 7 days |
| Money-back | no data | 30 days |
| SLA | — | 99.999% |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇫🇮 Finland |
Server locations
Both: no countries in common
Only UpCloud.com: 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Amazon Lightsail or UpCloud.com?
UpCloud.com has the cheapest plan: from 3.37 $ per month. Amazon Lightsail starts from 3.50 $.
Which one has more locations?
Amazon Lightsail — 0 countries, UpCloud.com — 12 countries. Countries in common: no.
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