Hetzner CPX22 vs AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.

plan vs plan · prices as of

Hetzner CPX22 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $22.49/mo versus $23.99/mo.

Hetznerwins 3 rounds

CPX22 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$22.49/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB NVMe

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AWS Lightsail

General Purpose 2C · 4 GB

$23.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$22.49/mo

$23.99/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$5.62

$6

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

80 GB NVMe

80 GB SSD

Bandwidth

20 TB/mo

4 TB/mo

Value score

76/100

54/100

Regions

4

19

Countries served by both · 2

  • DE
  • SG

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX22 or AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C?
Hetzner CPX22, at $22.49/mo (excl. VAT) versus $23.99/mo, a difference of $1.50/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Hetzner CPX22: $5.62 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes. Both plans are offered in 2 countries: DE, SG.

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.

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