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DigitalOcean 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.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | DigitalOcean | Amazon Lightsail |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 12.00 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
19.99 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 48.00 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 84.00 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVME |
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
| DigitalOcean | Amazon Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 4.00 $ | 3.50 $ |
| Median plan price | 420 $ | 162 $ |
| VPS plans | 38 | 70 |
| Countries | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | 180 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.99% | — |
| Founded | 2012 | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia
Only DigitalOcean: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Amazon Lightsail?
Amazon Lightsail has the cheapest plan: from 3.50 $ per month. DigitalOcean starts from 4.00 $.
Which one has more locations?
DigitalOcean — 8 countries, Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries. Countries in common: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Singapore, Australia.