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Virtual Servers · $1254/mo (128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD, 9000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's Windows premium and data transfer overage risk make it expensive for sustained workloads. Several providers offer comparable or superior specs at 60-80% lower cost, though most require longer contract commitments and carry renewal-price traps.
Matches 128GB RAM and exceeds storage (3.84TB NVMe vs 1.28TB SSD) at 1/12th the price, with 20TB included EU traffic and no Windows license surcharge.
Caveat: Setup fee rising to 79 EUR in 2026; price excludes VAT; traffic overages outside EU are metered; placeholder price needs live verification.
128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2TB SSD, unlimited traffic at 17% of Lightsail cost; dedicated hardware vs shared cloud.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepay for quoted rate; 1-month/12-month terms cost significantly more; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic; ticket-only support on base tier.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 960GB NVMe, 2TB free outbound transfer, 99.99% SLA at 7% of Lightsail cost.
Caveat: Windows Server licensing adds per-vCPU surcharge on top; 2TB free transfer then 0.036/GB overage; renewal pricing 2-6x higher after contract term.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 2TB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, 99.99% SLA at 17% of Lightsail cost.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps steeply after intro term; requires 36-month commitment for lowest rate; domain and privacy add-ons upsold at checkout.
64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1.92TB SSD RAID-1, 10TB transfer, 100% uptime SLA at 13% of Lightsail cost.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (50% off first 2 months typical); renewal pricing meaningfully higher; Windows OS adds surcharge; Linux-only at this rate.
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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