DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C · 100 GB vs AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 8 GB
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DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C · 100 GB takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 8 GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $42/mo versus $43.99/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$42/mo
$43.99/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$5.25
$5.50
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
100 GB NVMe
160 GB SSD
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
5 TB/mo
Value
40/100
42/100
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 AMD 2C · 100 GB or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 8 GB?
- DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C · 100 GB, at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43.99/mo, a difference of $1.99/mo as of 31 Oct 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C · 100 GB: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.50 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 8 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.