AWS Lightsail vs WinterNode

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, WinterNode costs €7.56 a month less than AWS Lightsail over 12 months: €13.81 against €21.37. WinterNode 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 United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
AWS Lightsailcheaper at 0 of 5 sizes
WinterNodecheaper at 5 of 5 sizes
  • €4.4637% less Cheapest billper month €7.13
  • €6.23 Bill per GB of memorymedian 59% less€2.56
  • None Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €115.82 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryAWS LightsailWinterNodeCompare
2 GB€10.68Lightsail 2 GB · 2 vCPU · 60 GBTraffic: 3 TB, then €80.19/TB€7.13VPS Starter · 1 vCPU · 2 GB · 30 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 TB, price for more not published
4 GB€21.37Lightsail 4 GB · 2 vCPU · 80 GBTraffic: 4 TB, then €80.19/TB€13.81VPS Small · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 50 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 TB, price for more not published
8 GB€39.19Lightsail 8 GB · 2 vCPU · 160 GBTraffic: 5 TB, then €80.19/TB€20.49VPS Medium · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 TB, price for more not published
16 GB€74.84Lightsail 16 GB · 4 vCPU · 320 GBTraffic: 6 TB, then €80.19/TB€40.98VPS Large · 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 200 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 TB, price for more not published
32 GB€146.12Lightsail 32 GB · 8 vCPU · 640 GBTraffic: 7 TB, then €80.19/TB€75.29VPS Max · 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 250 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 TB, price for more not published

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 sideWinterNode
aws.amazon.comWebsitewinternode.com
United StatesBased inUnited States
Card, Bank transfer, Direct debitWays to pay—
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Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
170Servers tracked6
17Countries1
19Cities1
NoneSetup feeNone
IncludedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsNot published
0.5–10 TB a monthTraffic included10 TB a month
€80.19–€151.46 per TBExtra trafficNot published
2%Bills with extras0%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inUSD
2 days agoPrices checked2 days ago

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