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Virtual Servers · $1760/mo (256 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 10000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $1760/mo price is significantly higher than comparable dedicated and cloud servers with similar or better specs. Hetzner's AX162 at $199/mo and Oracle Cloud's 256GB instance at $350/mo offer dramatically better value, though you'll need to account for setup fees, regional bandwidth limits, and contract terms.
Matches your 256GB RAM and exceeds vCPU/storage specs at less than 1/8 the price, with 20TB EU traffic included and no per-GB overage charges within region.
Caveat: Setup fee now 159 EUR (2026+), traffic overages outside EU are metered, and recent CCX/CPX price hikes show volatility; verify current pricing and your region's included transfer pool.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX162 | $199/mo | 128 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.E5.Flex - 16 OCPU / 256GB | $350.4/mo |
Exactly matches your 256GB RAM and vCPU count at 1/5 the Lightsail price, with AMD EPYC 4th gen and 99.95% SLA.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) and storage are billed separately from compute; ensure you factor in those add-on costs and verify the flexible shape meets your workload needs.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2TB NVMe, unlimited traffic at 1/4 Lightsail's price; newer AMD EPYC Turin architecture and 10 Gbit/s port.
Caveat: Price is for 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month; third-party aggregator shows conflicting EUR285-399 pricing, so verify against live invoice.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3.2TB SSD RAID-10, 10TB transfer at 1/3 Lightsail's price with 100% uptime SLA.
Caveat: Advertised price is often promotional (50% off first 2 months or 10-15% off prepay); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher; verify the actual renewal rate before committing.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU at 1/3 Lightsail's price with 5 Gbps public bandwidth and 99.9-99.99% SLA depending on tier.
Caveat: Object Storage egress is metered (75GB free, then EUR 0.01/GB); Windows licensing is 2.5x the Linux price; dedicated Kubernetes control plane is a paid add-on.
Before you switch
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| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · AMD Tier 3 | $399/mo | 128 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Turin 32 Cores | $430.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2048 GB NVMe (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 128GB | $457.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1198 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 32 vCPU / 128 GB preset | $502.56/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Cloud Dedicated Servers · High-Performance (Linux, Dual) | $532/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3200 GB SSD (RAID-10) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · GP1-L | $565.15/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX53 | $629.49/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · GP 32vCPU/128GB (Block Storage) | $700.8/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · b3-128 | $705.91/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R Dual (approx, Windows) | $845/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD/NVMe (RAID-1) | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · GP 32vCPU/128GB | $960/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 640 GB | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Compute Engine · n2d-standard-32 | $986.87/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
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