Every AWS Lightsail and netcup 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).
| AWS Lightsail | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.00/moAWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB | ≈ $2.08/monetcup VPS pico G11.5s |
| Renews at | $5.00/mo | ≈ $2.08/mo |
| Plans | 76 | 44 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, app hosting (PaaS), managed databases, cloud storage | VPS hosting, GPU servers, web hosting, reseller hosting, dedicated servers, cloud hosting, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | 30 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7 | phone |
| Data center countries | 17United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, France… | 5Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Singapore |
| Founded | 2006 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | United States | Germany |
| Visit AWS Lightsail | Visit netcup |
| AWS Lightsail | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 512 MB2 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD | netcup Managed Cloud 1000 G12384 GB RAM · 7.7 TB SSD |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | ≈ $741.37 / ≈ $741.37 per month |
| Best value plan | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Linux General Purpose 32 GBValue score 69/100 | netcup Managed Cloud 4000 G12Value score 87/100 |
| AWS Lightsail | netcup | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GB8 GB SSD | netcup Storage Space Tariff A250 GB |
| From / renews at | $0.80 / $0.80 per month | ≈ $5.75 / ≈ $5.75 per month |
| Best value plan | AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GBValue score 65/100 | netcup Storage Space Tariff CValue score 65/100 |
netcup has the lower starting price: netcup VPS pico G11.5s at $2.08/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.
AWS Lightsail's cheapest plan renews at $5.00/mo and netcup's at $2.08/mo. Over three years, AWS Lightsail averages $5.00/mo and netcup $2.08/mo on those plans.
AWS Lightsail has no money-back window. netcup has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
On our value score, netcup: its netcup Managed Cloud 4000 G12 plan scores 87/100 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, AWS Lightsail: its AWS Lightsail Lightsail Block Storage 8 GB plan scores 65/100 against 65/100 for netcup'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.
