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Amazon Lightsail vs Scaleway: 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 | Amazon Lightsail | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 5.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 1 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
0.49 $ STARDUST1-S · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 2 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD |
7.36 $ DEV1-S · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 19.99 $ Lightsail General Purpose 4 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
11.76 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-S · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB NVME |
| from 8 GB | 40.00 $ Lightsail General Purpose 8 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
19.62 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-M · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 125 GB NVME |
| from 16 GB | 70.00 $ Lightsail Memory optimized 16 GB (IPv6-only, Linux) · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
37.56 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-L · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 250 GB NVME |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Amazon Lightsail | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 3.50 $ | 0.49 $ |
| Median plan price | 162 $ | 192 $ |
| VPS plans | 70 | 140 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA | 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies | — |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 14% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | 180 days | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇫🇷 France |
Server locations
Both: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Amazon Lightsail: 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇰🇷 South Korea
Only Scaleway: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇮🇱 Israel
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Amazon Lightsail or Scaleway?
Scaleway has the cheapest plan: from 0.49 $ per month. Amazon Lightsail starts from 3.50 $.
Which one has more locations?
Amazon Lightsail — 17 countries, Scaleway — 49 countries. Countries in common: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden, Singapore, USA.