DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C · 80 GB vs AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 4 GB
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AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 4 GB takes 1 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C · 80 GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $23.99/mo versus $24/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$24/mo
$23.99/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$6
$6
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
80 GB SSD
80 GB SSD
Bandwidth
4 TB/mo
4 TB/mo
Value
51/100
52/100
Regions
10
19
Countries served by both · 7
- AU
- CA
- DE
- GB
- IN
- SG
- US
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C · 80 GB or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 4 GB?
- AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 4 GB, at $23.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $24/mo, a difference of $0.01/mo as of 31 Oct 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C · 80 GB: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 4 GB.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes. Both plans are offered in 7 countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, SG, US.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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