AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C vs Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-4G.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-4G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $19.51/mo versus $23.99/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$23.99/mo
$19.51/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$6
$4.88
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
80 GB SSD
0 MB
Bandwidth
4 TB/mo
unmetered
Value score
61/100
65/100
Regions
19
2
Countries served by both · 1
- FR
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C or Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-4G?
- Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-4G at $19.51/mo (excl. VAT) versus $23.99/mo — a difference of $4.48/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-4G: $4.88 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 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.