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Cherry Servers Storage VPS 4 vs AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Cherry Servers Storage VPS 4 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $33.70/mo versus $42/mo.

Cherry Serverswins 4 rounds

Storage VPS 4 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB

$33.70/mo

1 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 1000 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)

$33.70/mo

$42/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8.43

$10.50

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

1 shared

2 shared

Disk

1000 GB HDD

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

20 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

91/100

42/100

Regions

1

19

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cherry Servers Storage VPS 4 or AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C?
Cherry Servers Storage VPS 4 at $33.70/mo (excl. VAT) versus $42/mo — a difference of $8.30/mo, as of 6 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Cherry Servers Storage VPS 4: $8.43 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.50 for AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C.
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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