DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C vs AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C. AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C counters on price: $6/mo less, for 4 GB RAM and 2 vCPU instead of 8 GB and 2.
DigitalOceanwins 2 rounds
Basic Premium Intel 2C · 8 GB · 160 GB
$48/mo
2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB NVME
Monthly price(lower wins)
$48/mo
$42/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$6
$10.50
RAM
8 GB
4 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
160 GB NVME
160 GB SSD
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
5 TB/mo
Value score
55/100
47/100
Regions
10
19
Countries served by both · 7
- AU
- CA
- DE
- GB
- IN
- SG
- US
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C?
- AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48/mo — a difference of $6/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.50 for AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes — both plans are offered in 7 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, SG, US.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.