AWS Lightsail vs STRATO.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, STRATO undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory pricing — a median of $2.02/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 tracked124
Cheapest plan$5/mo$7.83/mo
Median $/GB RAM$6/GB$2.02/GB
Avg value score51/10090/100
Locations191
Dedicated-vCPU plans00
NVMe share0%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans100% of plans
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 10 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). STRATO data: Live web — Linux V-Server table on strato.de (1-month term; net derived from 19 % VAT).