Hostwinds vs AWS Lightsail.
Prices checked
Hostwinds is cheaper at 4 of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 costs you $18.99 a month against $23.99 at AWS Lightsail, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
Hostwinds is $2 a month less (29%). compare the two
Hostwinds · 1C, 1 GB · 30 GB SSD
$4.99/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 1 GB · 40 GB SSD
$6.99/mo
2 GB of RAM
Hostwinds is $2 a month less (17%). compare the two
Hostwinds · 1C, 2 GB · 50 GB SSD
$9.99/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 2 GB · 60 GB SSD
$11.99/mo
4 GB of RAM
Hostwinds is $5 a month less (21%). compare the two
Hostwinds · 2C, 4 GB · 75 GB SSD
$18.99/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$23.99/mo
8 GB of RAM
Hostwinds is $5 a month less (11%). compare the two
Hostwinds · 4C, 8 GB · 150 GB SSD
$38.99/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$43.99/mo
16 GB of RAM
AWS Lightsail is $2.99 a month less (4%). compare the two
Hostwinds · 6C, 16 GB · 300 GB SSD
$76.99/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 16 GB · 160 GB SSD
$74/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansHostwinds
1C · 1 GB · Value 77/100
$4.99/mo
AWS Lightsail
2C · 512 MB · Value 79/100
$5/mo
At a glance
| Measure |  Hostwinds |  AWS Lightsail |
|---|---|---|
| Plans tracked | 9 | 12 |
| Cheapest plan | $4.99/mo | $5/mo |
| Typical price per GB of RAM | $4.81/mo | $6/mo |
| Average value | 61/100 | 45/100 |
| Locations | 3 | 19 |
| Dedicated vCPU plans | 0 | 0 |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| Unmetered bandwidth | 0% of plans | 0% of plans |
No city has servers from both.
Best value from each
Hostwinds
- 1
1C · 1 GB · Value 77/100
$4.99/mo - 2
1C · 2 GB · Value 68/100
$9.99/mo - 3
2C · 4 GB · Value 63/100
$18.99/mo - 4
4C · 12 GB · Value 61/100
$49.99/mo - 5
4C · 8 GB · Value 60/100
$38.99/mo
AWS Lightsail
- 1
2C · 512 MB · Value 79/100
$5/mo - 2
2C · 1 GB · Value 79/100
$6.99/mo - 3
2C · 2 GB · Value 72/100
$11.99/mo - 4
2C · 4 GB · Value 52/100
$23.99/mo - 5
4C · 16 GB · Value 44/100
$84/mo
How we count
On today's data, Hostwinds undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory, at a typical $4.81 per GB of RAM a month against $6. The cheapest way in is Hostwinds at $4.99 a month (Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). AWS Lightsail counters with broader reach: 19 locations against 3.
Value is hardware per dollar: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth for the price, scored out of 100 the same way for every plan in the index. The typical price per GB of RAM is the middle one of each provider's plans.
Each size is the cheapest plan with at least that much RAM and less than twice as much, so the two sides compare like with like; a provider with no plan in that range has no row there. Only a size where both plans include a disk names a cheaper side. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that is sold out, is not a pick.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. How each one is read is on the data health page.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Hostwinds or AWS Lightsail?
- Hostwinds is cheaper at 4 of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB costs $18.99/mo against $23.99/mo for AWS Lightsail General Purpose 2C · 4 GB, excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026. The cheapest plan overall is Hostwinds's at $4.99/mo.
- Which has more locations, Hostwinds or AWS Lightsail?
- AWS Lightsail, with 19 locations against 3.
- Where do these prices come from?
- From each provider's own API or public price page, read and last refreshed 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude VAT.
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