Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C at $168/mo (excl. VAT) versus $180/mo — a difference of $12/mo, as of 6 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.25 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 12 shared countries: AU, BR, CA, DE, FR, GB, IN, JP, KR, SE, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $168/mo versus $180/mo.

AWS Lightsailwins 3 rounds

$168/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 640 GB SSD

Vultr

$180/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 300 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$168/mo

$180/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10.50

$11.25

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 ded.

Disk

640 GB SSD

300 GB NVME

Bandwidth

7 TB/mo

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

38/100

20/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 12

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Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C at $168/mo (excl. VAT) versus $180/mo — a difference of $12/mo, as of 6 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.25 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C.
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 6 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.