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Cherry Servers Storage VPS 2 vs AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Cherry Servers Storage VPS 2 and AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Cherry Servers

Storage VPS 2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

$22.08/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 700 GB HDD

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AWS Lightsail

Compute Optimized 2C · 4 GB

$42/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$22.08/mo

$42/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$11.04

$10.50

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

vCPU

1 shared

2 shared

Disk

700 GB HDD

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

15 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

92/100

42/100

Regions

1

19

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Add a third or fourth plan, or switch the workload weighting, in the interactive tool.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cherry Servers Storage VPS 2 or AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C?
Cherry Servers Storage VPS 2 at $22.08/mo (excl. VAT) versus $42/mo — a difference of $19.92/mo, as of 6 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.04 for Cherry Servers Storage VPS 2.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 6 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.

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