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Contabo.com vs Amazon Lightsail: 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.
Contabo.comcontabo.com
from 6.17 $per month
22VPS plans
7countries
6.8score, #103 in the rating
Amazon Lightsailaws.amazon.com
from 3.50 $per month
70VPS plans
17countries
5.1score, #821 in the rating
In short
Entry priceAmazon Lightsailthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMContabo.comthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsAmazon Lightsailcountries with servers
More plansAmazon LightsailVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingContabo.complace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Contabo.com | Amazon Lightsail |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.17 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 6.17 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 6.17 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
19.99 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 6.17 $ Cloud VPS 4 (Core VPS) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 15.70 $ Cloud VPS 8 (Core VPS) · 8 cores · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
70.00 $ Lightsail Memory optimized 16 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Contabo.com | Amazon Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.17 $ | 3.50 $ |
| Median plan price | 40.38 $ | 162 $ |
| VPS plans | 22 | 70 |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA |
| Payment | Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | no | yes |
| Trial period | no | 180 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇳 India
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Contabo.com or Amazon Lightsail?
Amazon Lightsail has the cheapest plan: from 3.50 $ per month. Contabo.com starts from 6.17 $.
Which one has more locations?
Contabo.com — 7 countries, Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries. Countries in common: Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Australia, India.
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