AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C vs Vultr Cloud Compute 2C.

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AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C and Vultr Cloud Compute 2C split the 6 spec rounds evenly (price, price per GB of RAM, RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth), so the decision comes down to location and workload.

AWS Lightsail

General Purpose 2C · 2 GB

$11.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

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Vultr

Cloud Compute 2C · 2 GB

$15/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 65 GB SSD

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$11.99/mo

$15/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$6

$7.50

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

60 GB SSD

65 GB SSD

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

3.1 TB/mo

Value score

73/100

65/100

Regions

19

33

Countries served by both · 13

  • AU
  • BR
  • CA
  • DE
  • ES
  • FR
  • GB
  • IN
  • JP
  • KR
  • SE
  • SG
  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C or Vultr Cloud Compute 2C?
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C, at $11.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $15/mo, a difference of $3.01/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $7.50 for Vultr Cloud Compute 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes. Both plans are offered in 13 countries: AU, BR, CA, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, JP, KR, SE, 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.

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