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Virtual Servers · $880/mo (128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 9000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $880/mo plan is significantly overpriced compared to dedicated-server and high-end VPS alternatives offering equal or superior specs at 50-75% lower cost. The main trade-off is contract lock-in (24 months) and support limitations on cheaper tiers, but the savings are substantial enough to warrant serious consideration.
Matches your 128GB RAM and 16 vCPU exactly, with 3.84TB NVMe (3x your SSD), for just $99/mo versus $880/mo on AWS.
Caveat: Setup fee is 79 EUR (~$86) as of 2026; price excludes VAT; 20TB traffic pool included but overage rates apply outside EU; verify current pricing before committing.
Exceeds your specs (128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2TB SSD) for $215/mo; unlimited traffic and 1 Gbit/s port included.
Caveat: Price is effective rate on 24-month prepaid contract; shorter terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic may throttle sustained high bandwidth.
Exceeds your specs (128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1.92TB SSD) for $276/mo; enterprise-grade hardware with 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Price excludes VAT; delivery time 1-5 days depending on stock; no mention of included bandwidth allowance.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2TB NVMe SSD with unmetered bandwidth and 3 IPs for $217/mo; 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps steeply after intro term (often 2-3x); 36-month commitment required for advertised rate; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 960GB NVMe for $90/mo; 99.99% SLA and 2TB free outbound data transfer.
Caveat: Renewal pricing after contract is 2-6x higher; additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/month each; outbound transfer beyond 2TB is $0.036/GB; does not match your 128GB RAM requirement.
Before you switch
| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX102 | $99/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 16 OCPU / 96GB | $140.16/mo | 96 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 16 vCPU / 64 GB | $149.99/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R (entry, 1yr term, Linux) | $167.5/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD (RAID-1) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · BASIC2-A16C-64G | $201.18/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 64GB | $207.92/mo | 64 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 800 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Genoa 24 Cores | $214.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048 GB SSD (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Enhanced NVMe 64 | $217.19/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 16 vCPU / 64 GB preset | $251.28/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R7525 | $276.33/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 16vCPU/64GB | $320/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1280 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
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