Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 4C or Scaleway GP1-XS?

Scaleway GP1-XS at $78.75/mo (excl. VAT) versus $84/mo — a difference of $5.25/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway GP1-XS: $4.92 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.25 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 4C.

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

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway GP1-XS takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $78.75/mo versus $84/mo.

AWS Lightsail

$84/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

Scalewaywins 3 rounds

$78.75/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 150 GB SSD · ↑ $0.30 on 5 Sept 2026

Monthly price(lower wins)

$84/mo

$78.75/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.25

$4.92

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

320 GB SSD

150 GB SSD

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

54/100

47/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 4C or Scaleway GP1-XS?: Scaleway GP1-XS at $78.75/mo (excl. VAT) versus $84/mo — a difference of $5.25/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway GP1-XS: $4.92 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.25 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 4C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: FR.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 8 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.