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Virtual Servers · $1250/mo (128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 9000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's Windows bundle carries a significant premium (70-90% markup over Linux equivalents) and limited included bandwidth (9TB). Several providers offer comparable or superior specs at 60-80% lower cost with unlimited or higher bandwidth allowances, though most require longer contract commitments to achieve advertised pricing.
Matches or exceeds AWS specs (128GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 3.84TB NVMe) at 1/12th the price with 20TB included EU bandwidth and no Windows license surcharge.
Caveat: Setup fee rising to 79 EUR (~$86) in 2026; price is EUR and excludes VAT; traffic overage rates apply outside EU; placeholder price flag suggests verification needed before publishing.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU (exceeds AWS), 2TB SSD, unlimited traffic at 17% of AWS Lightsail cost with no OS license markup.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepay to achieve this rate; shorter terms cost significantly more; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic; discrepancy between sources (EUR199 vs EUR169) requires verification.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2TB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, 3 IPs at 17% of AWS cost; 99.99% SLA matches or exceeds most competitors.
Caveat: Renewal pricing jumps steeply after intro term (often 2-3x); 36-month commitment required for advertised rate; domain and add-ons upsold at checkout.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 960GB NVMe at 7% of AWS cost; 99.99% SLA; 2TB free outbound transfer before overage kicks in.
Caveat: Renewal pricing 2-6x higher after contract; Windows Server licensing adds per-vCPU surcharge; additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/month each.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1.92TB SSD RAID-1, 10TB bandwidth, 100% uptime SLA at 13% of AWS cost; fully managed Linux.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (50% off first 2 months or 10-15% off prepay); renewal pricing significantly higher; Windows licensing adds surcharge.
Before you switch
| 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.A1.Flex - 16 OCPU / 96GB | $140.16/mo | 96 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 16 vCPU / 64 GB | $149.99/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R (entry, 1yr term, Linux) | $167.5/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD (RAID-1) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · BASIC2-A16C-64G | $201.18/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | 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 | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2048 GB SSD (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Enhanced NVMe 64 | $217.19/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 16 vCPU / 64 GB preset | $251.28/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R7525 | $276.33/mo | 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 16vCPU/64GB | $320/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1280 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
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