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Virtual Servers · $134/mo (16 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 160 GB SSD, 5000 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's Windows tier is significantly overpriced compared to Linux-equivalent alternatives. Multiple providers offer 8GB RAM / 4 vCPU plans for $5.94-$11.50/mo with unlimited or high transfer allowances, versus Lightsail's $134/mo. Even accounting for Windows licensing surcharges elsewhere, you'll save 85-95% by switching.
Cheapest option with 8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD, and unlimited traffic at 200 Mbit/s port speed.
Caveat: Price is locked to 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage; support is ticket-only.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200GB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth, plus $60 Amazon gift card promo on intro term.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps 2-4x after intro term (e.g. $9.99-$15.99/mo); requires 36-month prepay for lowest advertised rate; domain and add-ons incur hidden costs after year one.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 75GB NVMe, 1 Gbps bandwidth, unlimited traffic, daily backups, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Windows license surcharge of $0.039/vCore/hour (~$11/mo extra for 4 vCPU); IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026.
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100GB NVMe SSD, 8TB transfer, AMD EPYC, 1 Gbps port, weekly backups.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $14.99/mo (70% increase); monthly billing available but at much higher per-month rate; free domain only year one.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional (1-3 months) on 1-year contract; renewal pricing 2-6x higher; Windows license surcharge $0.039/vCore/hour (~$11/mo); extra IPv4 addresses $6/mo each.
Before you switch
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 2 | $8.79/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 2 OCPU / 12GB | $17.52/mo | 12 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 8 | $21.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
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