Every InterServer 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).
| InterServer | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.50/moInterServer Standard Web Hosting | $5.00/moAWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB |
| Renews at | $7.00/mo | $5.00/mo |
| Plans | 133 | 76 |
| Kinds of hosting | web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, cloud storage, dedicated servers, GPU servers, business email hosting | cloud hosting, app hosting (PaaS), managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.99% |
| Support | 24/7, live chat, phone | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 1United States | 17United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, France… |
| Founded | 1999 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Visit InterServer | Visit AWS Lightsail |
| InterServer | AWS Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | InterServer Storage ST 100200 GB HDD | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GB8 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $3.00 / $3.00 per month | $0.80 / $0.80 per month |
| Best value plan | InterServer Storage ST 200Value score 83/100 | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GBValue score 65/100 |
InterServer has the lower starting price: InterServer Standard Web Hosting at $2.50/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.
InterServer's cheapest plan renews at $7.00/mo and AWS Lightsail's at $5.00/mo. Over three years, InterServer averages $4.00/mo and AWS Lightsail $5.00/mo on those plans.
InterServer has a 30-day money-back guarantee. AWS Lightsail has no money-back window.
On our value score, InterServer: its InterServer Storage ST 200 plan scores 83/100 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.