Hostwinds vs AWS Lightsail.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, Hostwinds undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory pricing — a median of $4.81/GB of RAM vs $6/GB. The cheapest way in is Hostwinds at $4.99/mo (Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). AWS Lightsail counters with broader reach: 19 locations vs 3.
Plans tracked912
Cheapest plan$4.99/mo$5/mo
Median $/GB RAM$4.81/GB$6/GB
Avg value score64/10051/100
Locations319
Dedicated-vCPU plans00
NVMe share0%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
Hostwinds
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Hostwinds data: Live web — plan JSON embedded in hostwinds.com/vps/unmanaged-linux (standard monthly rate). AWS Lightsail data: AWS public price list — pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com (AmazonLightsail).