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Virtual Servers · $1174/mo (256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 9000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's 256GB tier is significantly overpriced compared to dedicated-server and managed-cloud alternatives with similar or better specs. Hetzner's AX102 and Contabo's AMD Genoa offer 2-4x better value, though with different trade-offs in setup fees and contract terms. Even accounting for hidden costs, you can save $800-1000/month by switching.
Half the RAM (128GB vs 256GB) but dedicated hardware, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 3.84TB NVMe, and 20TB EU traffic included for 1/12th the price.
Caveat: Setup fee raised to 79 EUR (approx $86) in 2026; price listed as PLACEHOLDER and not confirmed; VAT excluded; traffic overage billed beyond 20TB EU pool.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| 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.E4.Flex - 8 OCPU / 128GB | $175.2/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Genoa 24 Cores | $214.92/mo |
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2TB SSD, unlimited traffic, and fully dedicated hardware for under $215/mo on 24-month term.
Caveat: Effective rate requires 24-month prepay; shorter terms cost more per month; discrepancy between EUR199 (contabo.com) and EUR169 (aggregator) unresolved; fair-usage policy may throttle sustained high bandwidth.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU (matching Lightsail), 3TB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, and 3 dedicated IPs for $312/mo intro rate.
Caveat: Renewal price increases steeply after intro term (2-6x); 36-month term required for lowest advertised price; domain and add-ons (SiteLock, backup, Pro Email) are upsell traps.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3.2TB SSD RAID-10, 10TB transfer, fully managed, and 100% uptime SLA for $532/mo.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months or 10-15% off prepay); renewal pricing is significantly higher; bandwidth overages and storage add-ons billed separately.
128GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 8TB transfer, and 100% network uptime SLA for $467/mo; simpler pricing than AWS with no region-based overage variance.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rate varies by data center; Windows license not included; half the vCPU count vs Lightsail (16 vs 32).
Before you switch
| 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048 GB SSD (2x1TB) |
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| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R7525 | $276.33/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Cloudways | DigitalOcean Servers (Flexible) · Basic Standard 8XL (128GB, site example) | $342/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2560 GB SSD | Visit |
| Cloudways | Vultr Servers (Flexible) · Site-example 8XL (shared UI tier, top) | $342/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2560 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · AMD Tier 3 | $399/mo | 128 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · r3-128 | $456.98/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | 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 |
| Vultr | VX1 · Mem 16vCPU/128GB (Block Storage) | $467.2/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | 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 |
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