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Virtual Servers · $1884/mo (72 GB RAM, 36 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 9000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's Windows bundle carries a significant premium (70-90% markup over Linux equivalents) and data transfer overages are expensive. Several dedicated server and VPS providers offer substantially more CPU, RAM, and storage for similar or lower monthly costs, with unlimited or much higher transfer allowances.
96GB RAM, 18 vCPU, 600GB SSD, unlimited traffic for just $52.92/mo - a 97% savings versus Lightsail, though with fewer vCPUs and smaller storage.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 24-month prepaid term; shorter contracts cost significantly more per month; unlimited traffic subject to fair usage policy throttling.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048GB SSD, unlimited traffic for $214.92/mo - 89% cheaper than Lightsail with more RAM and unlimited bandwidth instead of 9TB cap.
Caveat: 24-month prepaid pricing; unresolved pricing discrepancy noted between sources (EUR199 vs EUR169); support is ticket-only on lower tiers.
128GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840GB NVMe for $199/mo - 89% cheaper with double the vCPU count, 5x the storage, and 20TB included EU transfer.
Caveat: Setup fee rising to 159 EUR in 2026; traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB EU pool; prices exclude VAT; large price increases on other Hetzner lines in 2026.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1920GB SSD for $276.33/mo - 85% cheaper than Lightsail with comparable specs and no Windows licensing premium.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; delivery time varies 1-5 days; no explicit transfer allowance stated.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3200GB SSD RAID-10, 10TB transfer for $532/mo - 72% cheaper with more CPU and storage, plus 100% uptime SLA.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months); renewal pricing is significantly higher; Windows licensing would add further cost.
Before you switch
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 64GB | $207.92/mo | 64 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 800 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Genoa 24 Cores | $214.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048 GB SSD (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| 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 |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-32-64 | $390.11/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 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 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Linode 96 GB | $576/mo | 96 GB RAM, 20 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
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