Every DigitalOcean and AWS Lightsail plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| DigitalOcean | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4.00/moDigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB | $5.00/moAWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB |
| Renews at | $4.00/mo | $5.00/mo |
| Plans | 152 | 76 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, app hosting (PaaS) | cloud hosting, app hosting (PaaS), managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 8United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore… | 17United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, France… |
| Founded | 2011 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Visit DigitalOcean | Visit AWS Lightsail |
| DigitalOcean | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB2 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $4.00 / $4.00 per month | $5.00 / $5.00 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Basic 16 GB / 8 vCPU / 320 GBValue score 66/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 32 GBValue score 69/100 |
| DigitalOcean | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Managed Valkey 1 GB / 1 vCPU1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Managed Database 1 GB (Standard)1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $15.00 / $15.00 per month | $15.00 / $15.00 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch 8 GB / 4 vCPUValue score 69/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Managed Database 1 GB (Standard)Value score 63/100 |
| DigitalOcean | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Spaces Object Storage250 GB | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GB8 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | $0.80 / $0.80 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean Spaces Object StorageValue score 59/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GBValue score 65/100 |
| DigitalOcean | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean App Platform Shared 512 MB / 1 vCPU (fixed)1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Container Nano0.25 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | $7.00 / $7.00 per month |
| Best value plan | DigitalOcean App Platform Shared 512 MB / 1 vCPU (fixed)Value score 72/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Container NanoValue score 66/100 |
DigitalOcean has the lower starting price: DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB at $4.00/mo, against AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB at $5.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
DigitalOcean's cheapest plan renews at $4.00/mo and AWS Lightsail's at $5.00/mo. Over three years, DigitalOcean averages $4.00/mo and AWS Lightsail $5.00/mo on those plans.
DigitalOcean has no money-back window. AWS Lightsail has no money-back window.
On our value score, AWS Lightsail: its AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 32 GB plan scores 69/100 against 66/100 for DigitalOcean's best cloud hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, DigitalOcean: its DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch 8 GB / 4 vCPU plan scores 69/100 against 63/100 for AWS Lightsail's best managed databases plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, AWS Lightsail: its AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GB plan scores 65/100 against 59/100 for DigitalOcean's best cloud storage plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
