HOSTKEY vs AWS Lightsail.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, HOSTKEY undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory pricing — a median of $1.92/GB of RAM vs $6/GB. The cheapest way in is HOSTKEY at $2.87/mo (vm.pico · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). AWS Lightsail counters with broader reach: 19 locations vs 1.
Plans tracked2012
Cheapest plan$2.87/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$1.92/GB$6/GB
Avg value score86/10051/100
Locations119
Dedicated-vCPU plans30
NVMe share65%0%
Unmetered bandwidth0% 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
HOSTKEY
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. HOSTKEY data: Live web — preconfigured VPS/VDS cards on hostkey.com (Amsterdam price list, net). AWS Lightsail data: AWS public price list — pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com (AmazonLightsail).