AWS Lightsail vs Scaleway

Verdict AWS Lightsail and Scaleway sell no server of the same size, so there is no like-for-like verdict. The cheapest costs €4.48 a month at AWS Lightsail and €5.41 at Scaleway.

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 France.

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AWS Lightsail
Scaleway
  • €4.4817% less Cheapest billper month €5.41
  • €6.26 Bill per GB of memorymedian 77% less€1.47
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month €11.25
  • €116.44 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Unmetered

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AWS LightsailSide by sideScaleway
aws.amazon.comWebsitescaleway.com
United StatesBased inFrance
Card, Bank transfer, Direct debitWays to payCard, Direct debit
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Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
170Servers tracked139
17Countries3
19Cities3
NoneSetup feeDepends on the plan
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsNot published
0.5–10 TB a monthTraffic includedUnmetered
€80.61–€152.26 per TBExtra trafficUnmetered
2%Bills with extras86%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inEUR
26 minutes agoPrices checked24 minutes ago

Locations

Both serve 1

Only AWS Lightsail 18

Only Scaleway 2

Other matchups

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