AWS Lightsail vs Hostwinds
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 LightsailHostwinds 
- €4.46 Cheapest billper month €4.45
- €6.23 Bill per GB of memorymedian —
- None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month —
- €115.82 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published
Side by side
Green is the better side of a row| AWS Lightsail | Side by side | Hostwinds |
|---|---|---|
| aws.amazon.com | Website | hostwinds.com |
| United States | Based in | United States |
| Card, Bank transfer, Direct debit | Ways to pay | Card, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay |
| — | ID check at sign-up | — |
| Verified provider | Company check | Not verified yet |
| 170 | Servers tracked | 20 |
| 17 | Countries | 2 |
| 19 | Cities | 3 |
| None | Setup fee | Not published |
| Included | IPv4 address | Not published |
| Not published | Backups | Not published |
| 0.5–10 TB a month | Traffic included | 1–9 TB a month |
| €80.19–€151.46 per TB | Extra traffic | Not published |
| 2% | Bills with extras | — |
| Monthly | Shortest term | Monthly |
| No | Introductory prices | Yes, then renews higher |
| USD | Billed in | USD |
| 2 days ago | Prices checked | 2 days ago |
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