AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C vs Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $40/mo versus $43.99/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$43.99/mo
$40/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$5.50
$5
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
2 shared
1 ded.
Disk
160 GB SSD
50 GB NVME
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
5.1 TB/mo
Value score
53/100
35/100
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 Optimized Cloud 1C?
- Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C at $40/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43.99/mo — a difference of $3.99/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C: $5 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.50 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 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 8 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.