DigitalOcean vs AWS Lightsail.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, AWS Lightsail undercuts DigitalOcean on memory pricing — a median of $6/GB of RAM vs $8/GB. The cheapest way in is DigitalOcean at $4/mo (Basic Regular 1C · 0.5 GB · 10 GB). AWS Lightsail counters with broader reach: 19 locations vs 10.
Plans tracked7012
Cheapest plan$4/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$8/GB$6/GB
Avg value score35/10061/100
Locations1019
Dedicated-vCPU plans390
NVMe share69%0%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)92
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
DigitalOcean
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. DigitalOcean data: Public pricing page — digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (embedded plan JSON). AWS Lightsail data: AWS public price list — pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com (AmazonLightsail).