Every Hetzner 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).
| Hetzner | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ≈ $1.80/moHetzner Webhosting S | $5.00/moAWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB |
| Renews at | ≈ $1.80/mo | $5.00/mo |
| Plans | 57 | 76 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, web hosting, VPS hosting, cloud storage | cloud hosting, app hosting (PaaS), managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.99% |
| Support | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 4Germany, Finland, Singapore, United States | 17United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, France… |
| Founded | 1997 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Germany | United States |
| Visit Hetzner | Visit AWS Lightsail |
| Hetzner | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Cloud CX232 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB2 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $6.74 / ≈ $6.74 per month | $5.00 / $5.00 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Cloud CX53Value score 77/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 32 GBValue score 69/100 |
| Hetzner | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX111 TB | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GB8 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | ≈ $3.60 / ≈ $3.60 per month | $0.80 / $0.80 per month |
| Best value plan | Hetzner Storage Box BX11Value score 74/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GBValue score 65/100 |
Hetzner has the lower starting price: Hetzner Webhosting S at $1.80/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.
Hetzner's cheapest plan renews at $1.80/mo and AWS Lightsail's at $5.00/mo. Over three years, Hetzner averages $1.80/mo and AWS Lightsail $5.00/mo on those plans.
Hetzner has no money-back window. AWS Lightsail has no money-back window.
On our value score, Hetzner: its Hetzner Cloud CX53 plan scores 77/100 against 69/100 for AWS Lightsail'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, Hetzner: its Hetzner Storage Box BX11 plan scores 74/100 against 65/100 for AWS Lightsail'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.
