AWS Lightsail vs netcup

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, netcup costs €12.19 a month less than AWS Lightsail over 12 months: €9.18 against €21.37. netcup 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 Germany, Singapore and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
AWS Lightsailcheaper at 0 of 5 sizes
netcupcheaper at 5 of 5 sizes
  • €4.4651% less Cheapest billper month €9.18
  • €6.23 Bill per GB of memorymedian 59% less€2.58
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €0.50
  • €115.82 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Unmetered

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAWS LightsailnetcupCompare
4 GB€21.37Lightsail 4 GB · 2 vCPU · 80 GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €80.19/TB€9.18VPS 500 G12.5Traffic: Unmetered
8 GB€39.19Lightsail 8 GB · 2 vCPU · 160 GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €80.19/TB€16.11VPS 1000 G12.5Traffic: Unmetered
16 GB€74.84Lightsail 16 GB · 4 vCPU · 320 GBTraffic: 6 TB, then €80.19/TB€29.91VPS 2000 G12.5Traffic: Unmetered
32 GB€146.12Lightsail 32 GB · 8 vCPU · 640 GBTraffic: 7 TB, then €80.19/TB€50.41VPS 4000 G12.5Traffic: Unmetered
64 GB€342.12Lightsail 64 GB · 16 vCPU · 1280 GBTraffic: 8 TB, then €80.19/TB€74.58VPS 8000 G12.5Traffic: Unmetered

Only 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 LightsailSide by sidenetcup
aws.amazon.comWebsitenetcup.com
United StatesBased inGermany
Card, Bank transfer, Direct debitWays to payCard, PayPal, Bank transfer, Direct debit
—ID check at sign-upID required
Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
170Servers tracked27
17Countries5
19Cities5
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressCharged
Not publishedBackupsNot published
0.5–10 TB a monthTraffic includedUnmetered
€80.19–€151.46 per TBExtra trafficUnmetered
2%Bills with extras100%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inEUR
2 days agoPrices checked2 days ago

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