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Virtual Servers · $70/mo (16 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 160 GB SSD, 5000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $70/mo plan is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer 16GB RAM or better for $12-14/mo with unlimited or higher transfer allowances, and lower renewal-price shock. Even accounting for hidden costs, you're paying 5-6x more than necessary.
Matches your 16GB RAM and 4 vCPU exactly, adds 200GB NVMe (vs 160GB SSD), includes 16TB transfer, and costs $57/mo less at intro rates.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $28.99/mo (2.2x); requires 12-24 month prepay for best pricing; weekly (not daily) backups on base plan.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer for $9.99/mo on 3-year term; matches your storage and transfer exactly at 1/7th the price.
Caveat: Renewal pricing 2-4x higher; requires 24-36 month upfront commitment; 1-year promo rate ($5.99/mo) also available but term variance not fully reconciled.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80GB SSD, 20TB transfer for $9.99/mo; exceptional transfer allowance (4x your quota) at 1/7th Lightsail's price.
Caveat: Only 80GB storage vs your 160GB; traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB pool; prices exclude VAT; recent large price increases on other product lines (June 2026).
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240GB NVMe, unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbps) for $11.50/mo; best storage and bandwidth combo at 1/6th Lightsail's cost.
Caveat: Intro pricing trap: renewal 2-6x higher; additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/month each; outbound beyond 2TB free pool tiered at $0.036-0.018/GB.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150GB NVMe, unlimited traffic for $12.39/mo; strong value with no per-GB overage charges on bandwidth.
Caveat: Price is 24-month prepay rate; 1-12 month terms cost significantly more; unlimited traffic subject to fair-use throttling; ticket-only support on lower tiers.
Before you switch
| IONOS |
| IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core |
| $9.36/mo |
| 1 vCPU |
| 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 |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 4 | $12.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | 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 |
| 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 |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · BASIC2-A2C-8G | $25.18/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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