DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C vs AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.
plan vs plan · prices as of
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $43.99/mo versus $48/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$48/mo
$43.99/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$6
$5.50
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
160 GB NVMe
160 GB SSD
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
5 TB/mo
Value score
43/100
45/100
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 Premium Intel 2C or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C?
- AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C, at $43.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48/mo, a difference of $4.01/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C: $5.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C.
- 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 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.