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Hetzner CCX13 vs AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CCX13. It is also the cheaper plan, at $43.99/mo versus $49.96/mo.

Hetzner

CCX13 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$49.96/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 80 GB NVME · $0.19 on 5 Sept 2026

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AWS Lightsailwins 3 rounds

General Purpose 2C · 8 GB

$43.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$49.96/mo

$43.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6.25

$5.50

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 shared

Disk

80 GB NVME

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

20 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

57/100

61/100

Regions

6

19

Countries served by both · 3

  • DE
  • SG
  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hetzner CCX13 or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C?
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C at $43.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $49.96/mo — a difference of $5.97/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C: $5.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $6.25 for Hetzner CCX13.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 3 shared countries: DE, 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.

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