IONOS vs AWS Lightsail.
Prices checked
IONOS is cheaper at every one of the 4 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, IONOS VPS Linux M+ costs you $14 a month against $23.99 at AWS Lightsail, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
No IONOS plan at this size.
AWS Lightsail · 2C, 1 GB · 40 GB SSD
$6.99/mo
2 GB of RAM
IONOS is $5.99 a month less (50%). compare the two
IONOS · 1C, 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe
$6/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 2 GB · 60 GB SSD
$11.99/mo
4 GB of RAM
IONOS is $9.99 a month less (42%). compare the two
IONOS · 2C, 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe
$14/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$23.99/mo
8 GB of RAM
IONOS is $18.99 a month less (43%). compare the two
IONOS · 4C, 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe
$25/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$43.99/mo
16 GB of RAM
IONOS is $27 a month less (36%). compare the two
IONOS · 8C, 16 GB · 480 GB NVMe
$47/moAWS Lightsail · 2C, 16 GB · 160 GB SSD
$74/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansIONOS
1C · 2 GB · Value 87/100
$6/mo
AWS Lightsail
2C · 512 MB · Value 79/100
$5/mo
At a glance
| Measure |  IONOS |  AWS Lightsail |
|---|---|---|
| Plans tracked | 5 | 12 |
| Cheapest plan | $6/mo | $5/mo |
| Typical price per GB of RAM | $3/mo | $6/mo |
| Average value | 83/100 | 45/100 |
| Locations | 5 | 19 |
| Dedicated vCPU plans | 0 | 0 |
| Plans on NVMe | 100% | 0% |
| Unmetered bandwidth | 100% of plans | 0% of plans |
| One-click stacks (of 10 tracked) | 2 | 2 |
No city has servers from both.
Best value from each
IONOS
- 1
1C · 2 GB · Value 87/100
$6/mo - 2
4C · 8 GB · Value 83/100
$25/mo - 3
8C · 16 GB · Value 83/100
$47/mo - 4
2C · 4 GB · Value 82/100
$14/mo - 5
12C · 24 GB · Value 80/100
$68/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, IONOS undercuts AWS Lightsail on memory, at a typical $3 per GB of RAM a month against $6. The cheapest way in is AWS Lightsail at $5 a month (General Purpose 2C · 0.5 GB). AWS Lightsail counters with broader reach: 19 locations against 5.
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, IONOS or AWS Lightsail?
- IONOS is cheaper at every one of the 4 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, IONOS VPS Linux M+ · 2 vCPU · 4 GB costs $14/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 AWS Lightsail's at $5/mo.
- Which has more locations, IONOS or AWS Lightsail?
- AWS Lightsail, with 19 locations against 5.
- 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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