AWS Lightsail General Purpose 8C vs Vultr Cloud Compute 8C

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Vultr Cloud Compute 8C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail General Purpose 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $160/mo versus $164/mo.

AWS Lightsail

General Purpose 8C

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 640 GB SSD

$164/mo
VultrWins 2 rounds

Cloud Compute 8C

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 640 GB SSD

$160/mo

Monthly price (lower wins)

$164/mo

$160/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$5.13

$5

RAM

32 GB

32 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 shared

Disk

640 GB SSD

640 GB SSD

Bandwidth

7 TB/mo

6.1 TB/mo

Value

37/100

38/100

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 8C or Vultr Cloud Compute 8C?
Vultr Cloud Compute 8C, at $160/mo (excl. VAT) versus $164/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 31 Oct 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Vultr Cloud Compute 8C: $5 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.13 for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 8C.
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 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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