Which is cheaper, IONOS VPS Linux M+ or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C?

IONOS VPS Linux M+ at $11/mo (excl. VAT) versus $11.99/mo — a difference of $0.99/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

IONOS VPS Linux M+: $2.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 4 shared countries: DE, FR, GB, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

IONOS VPS Linux M+ takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $11/mo versus $11.99/mo.

IONOSwins 5 rounds

$11/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 120 GB NVME

AWS Lightsail

$11.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$11/mo

$11.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$2.75

RAM

4 GB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

120 GB NVME

60 GB SSD

Bandwidth

unmetered

3 TB/mo

Value score

89/100

82/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 4

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Which is cheaper, IONOS VPS Linux M+ or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C?: IONOS VPS Linux M+ at $11/mo (excl. VAT) versus $11.99/mo — a difference of $0.99/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: IONOS VPS Linux M+: $2.75 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 4 shared countries: DE, FR, GB, 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.