Hetzner CAX11 vs AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Hetzner CAX11 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $6.96/mo versus $11.99/mo.
Hetznerwins 3 rounds
CAX11 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB
$6.96/mo
2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 40 GB NVME · ↑ $0.02 on 5 Sept 2026
Monthly price(lower wins)
$6.96/mo
$11.99/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$1.74
$6
RAM
4 GB
2 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
40 GB NVME
60 GB SSD
Bandwidth
—
3 TB/mo
Value score
88/100
82/100
Regions
3
19
Countries served by both · 1
- DE
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Hetzner CAX11 or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C?
- Hetzner CAX11 at $6.96/mo (excl. VAT) versus $11.99/mo — a difference of $5.03/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Hetzner CAX11: $1.74 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: DE.
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.