Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C or Linode Premium 4GB?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C, at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43/mo, a difference of $1/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 4GB.

Yes. Both plans are offered in 12 countries: AU, BR, DE, ES, FR, GB, ID, IN, JP, SE, SG, US.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Premium 4GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $42/mo versus $43/mo.

AWS Lightsailwins 4 rounds

$42/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 160 GB SSD

Linode

$43/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

Monthly price (lower wins)

$42/mo

$43/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$10.50

$10.75

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 ded.

Disk

160 GB SSD

80 GB SSD

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

4 TB/mo

Value score

29/100

17/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 12

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Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C or Linode Premium 4GB?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C, at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43/mo, a difference of $1/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 2C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.75 for Linode Premium 4GB.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes. Both plans are offered in 12 countries: AU, BR, DE, ES, FR, GB, ID, IN, JP, 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.