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Virtual Servers · $80/mo (16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 320 GB SSD, 6000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $80/mo plan is significantly overpriced compared to equivalently-specced alternatives. Multiple providers offer 8GB RAM / 4 vCPU plans for $5.94-$12.39/mo with comparable or better storage and transfer allowances. Even accounting for renewal-price traps and hidden costs, you can save 70-90% by switching.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200GB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, plus $60 Amazon gift card promo; 99.99% SLA matches AWS reliability.
Caveat: Intro price requires 36-month prepay; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo; free domain only first year; multiple upsells during checkout.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 75GB NVMe, 1 Gbps bandwidth, daily backups, unlimited traffic, 99.99% SLA at 1/9th AWS cost.
Caveat: Storage is smaller (75GB vs 320GB); IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour surcharge.
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU (vs 4), 100GB NVMe, 8TB transfer, AMD EPYC, 1 Gbps port, weekly backups at 1/9th AWS price.
Caveat: Only 2 vCPU (half of AWS); intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $14.99/mo; monthly billing available but much pricier.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer, 1 Gbps port, DDoS protection at 1/8th AWS cost; 3-year contract rate shown.
Caveat: Renewal prices 2-4x higher than intro; lowest intro rates require 24-36 month prepay; free domain only first year.
Before you switch
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 2 | $8.79/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 2 OCPU / 12GB | $17.52/mo | 12 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS L+ | $21/mo | 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 8 | $21.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
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