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Vultr 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 | Vultr | Amazon Lightsail |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 5.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) · 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 | 10.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 55 GB SSD |
10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 20.01 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
20.01 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 40.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) · 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 | 80.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 6 vCPU / 16 GB (vc2-6c-16gb) · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 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
| Vultr | Amazon Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 2.50 $ | 3.50 $ |
| Median plan price | 26.00 $ | 162 $ |
| VPS plans | 24 | 70 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇦🇺 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 | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | 180 days |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | — | 🇺🇸 USA |
Server locations
Both: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Vultr: 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Vultr or Amazon Lightsail?
Vultr has the cheapest plan: from 2.50 $ per month. Amazon Lightsail starts from 3.50 $.
Which one has more locations?
Vultr — 20 countries, Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries. Countries in common: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Singapore, USA.