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Virtual Servers · $84/mo (8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 320 GB SSD, 6000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $84/mo plan is significantly overpriced compared to spec-matched alternatives. Contabo's Core VPS 4 offers identical specs (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD) for $5.94/mo on a 24-month term, and even budget-friendly options like Bluehost or OVHcloud deliver 4GB/2vCPU for under $5/mo. The main trade-off is contract length and renewal pricing on cheaper tiers.
Matches your specs exactly (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD) with unlimited traffic and costs just $5.94/mo on a 24-month prepaid term.
Caveat: Requires 24-month upfront commitment; shorter 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month; support is ticket-only on this tier.
Exceeds your specs (16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200GB NVMe, 16TB transfer) for $12.99/mo intro rate, with weekly backups and AMD EPYC processors.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $28.99/mo (2.2x increase); free domain only first year.
Matches your specs (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer) with DDoS protection and 1 Gbps port for $9.99/mo on a 3-year term.
Caveat: Renewal pricing is 2-4x higher (around $11.99-39.96/mo); lowest intro rates require 24-36 month prepay; free domain only first year.
Upgrades to 150GB NVMe and 500 Mbit/s port (vs 100GB/standard on Core VPS 4) for $12.39/mo on 24-month term, still 85% cheaper than Lightsail.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepaid commitment; fair usage policy may throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage; ticket-only support on this tier.
Cheapest entry point at $4.54/mo (4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe) with unlimited traffic, daily backups, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Specs are half your current plan; IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free egress after mid-2026.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 4 (Recommended) | $4.18/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS M | $6.67/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube S | $10.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS M+ | $11/mo | 4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | 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 |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-M | $14.74/mo | 4 GB RAM, 3 vCPU | Visit |
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