AWS Lightsail vs BuyVM
Bills over 12 months with an IPv4 address and 1 TB of traffic a month, excluding VAT, under the same assumptions for both. Both run servers in United States.
AWS LightsailBuyVM
- €4.46 Cheapest billper month 60% less€1.78
- €6.23 Bill per GB of memorymedian —
- None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month —
- €115.93 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Unmetered
Side by side
Green is the better side of a row| AWS Lightsail | Side by side | BuyVM |
|---|---|---|
| aws.amazon.com | Website | buyvm.net |
| United States | Based in | Canada |
| Card, Bank transfer, Direct debit | Ways to pay | — |
| — | ID check at sign-up | — |
| Verified provider | Company check | Not verified yet |
| 6.1 · Mixed | ServerDiff Score | 6.5 · Good |
| 170 | Servers tracked | 10 |
| 17 | Countries | 2 |
| 19 | Cities | 4 |
| None | Setup fee | Not published |
| Included | IPv4 address | Not published |
| Not published | Backups | Charged |
| 0.5–10 TB a month | Traffic included | Unmetered |
| €80.26–€151.60 per TB | Extra traffic | Unmetered |
| 2% | Bills with extras | — |
| Monthly | Shortest term | Monthly |
| No | Introductory prices | No |
| USD | Billed in | USD |
| 24 minutes ago | Prices checked | 21 minutes ago |
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