AWS Lightsail vs netcup.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, netcup undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory pricing — a median of $1.22/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 5.
Plans tracked129
Cheapest plan$5/mo$5.78/mo
Median $/GB RAM$6/GB$1.22/GB
Avg value score61/10097/100
Locations195
Dedicated-vCPU plans04
NVMe share0%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans100% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)20
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
AWS Lightsail
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. AWS Lightsail data: AWS public price list — pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com (AmazonLightsail). netcup data: Live web — server-rendered plan cards on netcup.com/en/server/vps + /en/server/root-server.