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Compare Amazon Lightsail and Liquid Web 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (85.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $199.00 Per Month
Amazon Lightsail
Star Rating
(58)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon LightsailLiquid Web
Star Rating
(102)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $199.00 Per Month
Browse all 8 pricing plansAmazon Lightsail vs Liquid Web
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Lightsail easier to use. However, Liquid Web is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Liquid Web overall.
- Reviewers felt that Liquid Web meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Lightsail.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Liquid Web is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Lightsail over Liquid Web.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Lightsail
No pricing availableLiquid Web
Managed Dedicated Server Hosting
Starting at $199.00
Per Month
Get the Highest Level of Performance and Security with Managed Dedicated Servers
- Intel Xeon 1230v6
- 4 cores @ 3.9 GHz Max
- 16 GB RAM
Free Trial
Amazon Lightsail
No trial information availableLiquid Web
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
41
9.0
85
Ease of Use
8.7
42
8.6
85
Ease of Setup
8.4
31
8.8
67
Ease of Admin
8.1
30
9.0
67
Quality of Support
7.6
38
8.8
85
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
27
9.0
66
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
40
7.6
78
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Set Up
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application support - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.1
32
6.5
16
7.9
31
7.6
16
7.0
20
5.8
12
8.0
27
7.4
15
8.0
24
5.7
10
8.2
23
5.6
9
7.6
23
4.2
8
8.2
24
6.0
10
8.1
24
6.4
13
8.5
25
6.0
12
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Database Administration
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Availability
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Lightsail and Liquid Web are categorized as VPS Hosting Platforms
Unique Categories
Amazon Lightsail is categorized as AWS Marketplace, Object Storage Solutions, Load Balancing, Database as a Service (DBaaS), and Block Storage
Liquid Web is categorized as Managed Hosting, Dedicated Hosting, Cloud Web Hosting, and Cloud Application Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Lightsail
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Liquid Web
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
24.5%
Computer Software
17.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Education Management
5.7%
Real Estate
3.8%
Other
41.5%
Marketing and Advertising
23.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Computer Software
7.4%
Internet
6.3%
Management Consulting
4.2%
Other
50.5%
Discussions
Is Amazon Lightsail good?
1 Comment
PV
implicity: Amazon Lightsail is designed to be simple and easy to use, with a user-friendly interface and preconfigured options that make it easy for even...Read more
What is Amazon Lightsail used for?
1 Comment
NC
Amazon Lightsail provides a few preconfigured VPS plans that include compute, storage and networking resources adequate to launch a web application in the...Read more
What is Amazon Lightsail used for?
1 Comment
AS
Lightsail is used to launch a Virtual Private Server, with a fixed price.Read more
Who owns Liquid Web?
1 Comment
RB
Principal, Mr. Jim Geiger, CEO
2703 Ena Dr, Lansing, MI 48917-8585
Years in Business: 7
Phone Numbers: (517) 322-0434Read more
Liquid Web has no more discussions with answers
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