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AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C vs Vultr High Performance 2C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Performance 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $11.99/mo versus $18/mo.

AWS Lightsailwins 2 rounds

General Purpose 2C · 2 GB

$11.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

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Vultr

High Performance 2C · 2 GB

$18/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$11.99/mo

$18/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$9

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

60 GB SSD

60 GB NVME

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

82/100

70/100

Regions

19

33

Countries served by both · 12

  • AU
  • BR
  • CA
  • DE
  • FR
  • GB
  • IN
  • JP
  • KR
  • SE
  • SG
  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C or Vultr High Performance 2C?
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C at $11.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18/mo — a difference of $6.01/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Vultr High Performance 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 12 shared countries: AU, BR, CA, DE, FR, GB, IN, JP, KR, SE, 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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