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Virtual Servers · $2514/mo (96 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 10000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's Windows premium and regional data-transfer overage risk make it significantly more expensive than dedicated-server and managed-cloud alternatives with comparable or superior specs. Hetzner AX162 and Contabo's AMD Genoa offer 2-3x better value with unlimited or very generous transfer allowances, though they require longer contract commitments and have setup fees.
128GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3.84TB NVMe (vs 1.28TB on AWS), 20TB included transfer in EU, no Windows premium markup, and 99.9% SLA for less than 8% of AWS cost.
Caveat: Requires 24-month contract; 159 EUR setup fee (2026+); prices exclude VAT; traffic overage billed per GB outside EU; very large price increases on CCX/CPX lines in June 2026 signal volatility.
| 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 |
| 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 |
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2TB SSD, unlimited traffic (fair-use policy), 99.90% SLA, and no Windows licensing surcharge for less than 9% of AWS cost.
Caveat: 24-month prepay term required for quoted price; 1 or 12-month terms cost more per month; ticket-only support on base tier; fair-usage throttling on sustained high bandwidth.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1.92TB SSD, 99.9% SLA, and no Windows premium for 11% of AWS cost; faster delivery (1-5 hours to 5 days).
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; 24 vCPU is half the AWS tier's 48 vCPU; delivery time varies by stock.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3TB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, 99.99% SLA, and 20% discount at 36-month term for 12% of AWS cost.
Caveat: Renewal rates are 2-3x the intro price after the contract term; 36-month prepay required for lowest advertised rate; aggressive upsells during checkout.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3.2TB SSD (RAID-10), 10TB transfer, 100% uptime SLA, and fully managed for 21% of AWS cost.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (50% off first 2 months or 10-15% off prepay); renewal pricing is significantly higher; Linux only (Windows adds surcharge).
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| 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048 GB SSD (2x1TB) |
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| 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) | Dedicated CPU Compute · Dedicated 64 GB | $576/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · c3-64 | $628.97/mo | 64 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX53 | $629.49/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe | Visit |
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