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AWS Lightsail vs Hostinger VPS

Hostinger has the lower starting price: $5.19 a month for 4 GB RAM, against $7.00 for 1 GB at AWS Lightsail.

Prices checked on October 27, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank

The short answer

  • Hostinger has the lower starting price: $5.19 a month for 4 GB RAM, against $7.00 for 1 GB at AWS Lightsail.
  • Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 7.8 times cheaper than AWS Lightsail at $6.00.
  • AWS Lightsail scales further, up to 512 GB RAM and 72 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU.
  • For location, only AWS Lightsail has servers in Canada, and only Hostinger has servers in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Lithuania, Singapore, India.
  • Hostinger offers NVMe storage, which is faster than the SATA SSDs the other uses.

Side by side

AWS Lightsail and Hostinger compared. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Compared onAWS LightsailHostinger
Starting price$7.00/mo$5.19/mo (better)
Median price per GB RAM$6.00$0.76 (better)
Lowest price per GB RAM$4.50$0.65 (better)
Median price per vCPU$23.45$3.06 (better)
VPS plans244
Largest plan RAM512 GB (better)32 GB
Largest plan vCPU72 (better)8
NVMe storageNoYes
Unlimited bandwidth plansNoNo
Server countriesUnited States, CanadaUnited States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Lithuania, Singapore, India
Discount through VPS Scouter–20%
Founded20162004
HeadquartersSeattle, USAKaunas, Lithuania

Price at every RAM size

The cheapest plan from each provider with at least this much memory, per month.

Cheapest AWS Lightsail and Hostinger plan for each amount of RAM
RAMAWS LightsailHostinger
1 GB+$7.00 · Lightsail 1 GB (1 GB, 2 vCPU)$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
2 GB+$12.00 · Lightsail 2 GB (2 GB, 2 vCPU)$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
4 GB+$24.00 · Lightsail 4 GB (4 GB, 2 vCPU)$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
8 GB+$44.00 · Lightsail 8 GB (8 GB, 2 vCPU)$7.03 · KVM 2 (8 GB, 2 vCPU) (better)
16 GB+$74.00 · Lightsail 16 GB (16 GB, 2 vCPU)$10.39 · KVM 4 (16 GB, 4 vCPU) (better)
32 GB+$144.00 · Lightsail 32 GB (32 GB, 4 vCPU)$20.79 · KVM 8 (32 GB, 8 vCPU) (better)

Best value plans from AWS Lightsail and Hostinger

Best value plans from AWS Lightsail and Hostinger
#Provider and planvCPURAMStorageBandwidthPriceVisit provider
1HostingerKVM 4416 GB200 GB NVME16 TB$10.39/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $28.99/moVisit Hostinger
2HostingerKVM 8832 GB400 GB NVME32 TB$20.79/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $49.99/moVisit Hostinger
3HostingerKVM 228 GB100 GB NVME8 TB$7.03/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $14.99/moVisit Hostinger
4HostingerKVM 114 GB50 GB NVME4 TB$5.19/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $11.99/moVisit Hostinger
5AWS LightsailLightsail 1 GB21 GB40 GB SSD2 TB$7.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
6AWS LightsailLightsail 2 GB22 GB60 GB SSD3 TB$12.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
7AWS LightsailLightsail 32 GB832 GB640 GB SSD7 TB$164.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
8AWS LightsailLightsail 16 GB416 GB320 GB SSD6 TB$84.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
9AWS LightsailLightsail 4 GB24 GB80 GB SSD4 TB$24.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
10AWS LightsailLightsail 8 GB28 GB160 GB SSD5 TB$44.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
11AWS LightsailLightsail 64 GB1664 GB1280 GB SSD8 TB$384.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail
12AWS LightsailLightsail 32 GB432 GB320 GB SSD6 TB$144.00/mobilled monthlyVisit AWS Lightsail

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AWS Lightsail cheaper than Hostinger?

Hostinger has the lower entry price at $5.19 a month. Per GB of RAM, Hostinger is cheaper, with a median of $0.76 across its plans. Which one is cheaper for you depends on the plan size you need, so check the table by RAM size.

Which is better, AWS Lightsail or Hostinger?

It depends on what you need. Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 7.8 times cheaper than AWS Lightsail at $6.00. AWS Lightsail scales further, up to 512 GB RAM and 72 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU. Neither price tells you about speed or support, so read the provider pages and reviews too.

How do you compare the prices?

We use each provider's monthly price in USD on the billing term it advertises, which we show next to every price, including any discount you get through our links. Prices come from the providers' own pricing pages and are checked every Sunday.

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