Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C or Linode Premium 8GB?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C at $84/mo (excl. VAT) versus $86/mo — a difference of $2/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 8GB.

Yes — both plans are offered in 11 shared countries: AU, BR, DE, FR, GB, ID, IN, JP, SE, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Premium 8GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $84/mo versus $86/mo.

AWS Lightsailwins 4 rounds

$84/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 320 GB SSD

Linode

$86/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$84/mo

$86/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10.50

$10.75

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 ded.

Disk

320 GB SSD

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

44/100

29/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 11

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Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C or Linode Premium 8GB?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C at $84/mo (excl. VAT) versus $86/mo — a difference of $2/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 8GB.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 11 shared countries: AU, BR, DE, FR, GB, ID, IN, JP, 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.