AWS Lightsail vs Microsoft Azure
Verdict With 4 GB RAM, AWS Lightsail costs €76.03 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €21.49 against €97.52. AWS Lightsail is cheaper at 5 of the 5 sizes both sell.
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 Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Singapore and United States.
AWS Lightsailcheaper at 5 of 5 sizes- €4.4894% less Cheapest billper month €81.04
- €6.2662% less Bill per GB of memorymedian €16.51
- None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €100.00
- €116.44 Extra trafficper extra TB, median 8% less€107.48
Size by size
VPS with shared cores, per monthOnly sizes both sell, same type on both sides. The score counts this table only; ties count for neither.
Side by side
Green is the better side of a row| AWS Lightsail | Side by side | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|
| aws.amazon.com | Website | azure.microsoft.com |
| United States | Based in | United States |
| Card, Bank transfer, Direct debit | Ways to pay | Card, Bank transfer |
| — | ID check at sign-up | — |
| Verified provider | Company check | Verified provider |
| 170 | Servers tracked | 267 |
| 17 | Countries | 10 |
| 19 | Cities | 11 |
| None | Setup fee | None |
| Included | IPv4 address | Charged |
| Not published | Backups | Not published |
| 0.5–10 TB a month | Traffic included | 0.1 TB a month |
| €80.61–€152.26 per TB | Extra traffic | €77.92–€162.11 per TB |
| 2% | Bills with extras | 100% |
| Monthly | Shortest term | Monthly |
| No | Introductory prices | No |
| USD | Billed in | USD |
| 26 minutes ago | Prices checked | 4 hours ago |
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