Fasthosts vs AWS Lightsail.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, Fasthosts undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory pricing — a median of $2.97/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 1.
Plans tracked812
Cheapest plan$12.21/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$2.97/GB$6/GB
Avg value score81/10051/100
Locations119
Dedicated-vCPU plans00
NVMe share100%0%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
Fasthosts
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Fasthosts data: Live web — VPS package cards on fasthosts.co.uk (data-price-exc-vat, standard not promo). AWS Lightsail data: AWS public price list — pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com (AmazonLightsail).