Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C, at $84/mo (excl. VAT) versus $90/mo, a difference of $6/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.25 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.

Yes. Both plans are offered in 13 countries: AU, BR, CA, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, JP, KR, SE, SG, US.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $84/mo versus $90/mo.

AWS Lightsailwins 3 rounds

$84/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 320 GB SSD

Vultr

$90/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 150 GB NVMe

Monthly price (lower wins)

$84/mo

$90/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$10.50

$11.25

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 ded.

Disk

320 GB SSD

150 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

6.1 TB/mo

Value score

27/100

16/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 13

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Which is cheaper, AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C, at $84/mo (excl. VAT) versus $90/mo, a difference of $6/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 4C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.25 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.
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.