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Hetzner 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.
Hetznerhetzner.com · since 1997
from 6.73 $per month
16VPS plans
4countries
6.7score, #246 in the rating
Amazon Lightsailaws.amazon.com
from 3.50 $per month
70VPS plans
17countries
5.7score, #757 in the rating
In short
Entry priceAmazon Lightsailthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMHetznerthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsAmazon Lightsailcountries with servers
More plansAmazon LightsailVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingHetznerplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Hetzner | Amazon Lightsail |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe |
20.01 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe |
40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 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
| Hetzner | Amazon Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.73 $ | 3.50 $ |
| Median plan price | 29.48 $ | 162 $ |
| VPS plans | 16 | 70 |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇦🇺 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 | 100% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | 180 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.9% | — |
| Founded | 1997 | — |
| Country of registration | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Hetzner: 🇫🇮 Finland
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Hetzner or Amazon Lightsail?
Amazon Lightsail has the cheapest plan: from 3.50 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.
Which one has more locations?
Hetzner — 4 countries, Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries. Countries in common: Germany, Singapore, USA.
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