Contabo vs AWS Lightsail.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, Contabo undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory pricing — a median of $1.20/GB of RAM vs $6/GB. The cheapest way in is AWS Lightsail at $5/mo (General Purpose 2C · 0.5 GB). AWS Lightsail counters with broader reach: 19 locations vs 9.
Plans tracked1112
Cheapest plan$6.39/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.20/GB$6/GB
Avg value score94/10061/100
Locations919
Dedicated-vCPU plans00
NVMe share55%0%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)52
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
Contabo
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Contabo data: Live web — server-rendered plan cards on contabo.com/en/vps/ + /en/vps-performance/. AWS Lightsail data: AWS public price list — pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com (AmazonLightsail).