Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C or Scaleway DEV1-S?

AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C at $5/mo (excl. VAT) versus $7.61/mo — a difference of $2.61/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway DEV1-S: $3.81 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: FR.

AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C vs Scaleway DEV1-S.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway DEV1-S takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C. AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C counters on price: $2.61/mo less, for 512 MB RAM and 2 vCPU instead of 2 GB and 2.

AWS Lightsail

General Purpose 2C · 0.5 GB

$5/mo

2 vCPU shared · 512 MB · 20 GB SSD

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

DEV1-S

$7.61/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 20 GB SSD · ↑ $0.03 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$5/mo

$7.61/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10

$3.81

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

20 GB SSD

Bandwidth

1 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

85/100

86/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C or Scaleway DEV1-S?: AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C at $5/mo (excl. VAT) versus $7.61/mo — a difference of $2.61/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway DEV1-S: $3.81 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: FR.

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.