Compare Amazon Lightsail and Nexcess
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side-by-side comparison of Amazon Lightsail vs. Nexcess
based on preference data from user reviews. Amazon Lightsail rates 4.5/5 stars with 30 reviews. By contrast, Nexcess rates 3.3/5 stars with 10 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.
 Amazon Lightsail |  Nexcess | |
| Star Rating | Amazon Lightsail | Nexcess |
| Market Segments | Amazon Lightsail Small-Business (50.0% of reviews) | Nexcess Small-Business (60.0% of reviews) |
| Entry Level Price | Amazon Lightsail No pricing information available | Nexcess $0 14 days |
Amazon Lightsail vs Nexcess
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Lightsail easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Lightsail meets the needs of their business better than Nexcess.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Lightsail is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Lightsail over Nexcess.
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Lightsail and Nexcess are categorized as Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Unique Categories
Amazon Lightsail has no unique categories
Nexcess is categorized as Managed Hosting and Web Hosting
Pricing
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Free Trial Unavailable
Free Trials
$014 days
Magento
Starting at $49per month
WordPress
Starting at $19 per month
WooCommerce
Starting at $19 per month
Free Trial
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 21
Nexcess
Responses: 9
Ease of Use
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 22
Nexcess
Responses: 10
Ease of Setup
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 14
Nexcess
Responses: 7
Ease of Admin
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 14
Nexcess
Responses: 7
Quality of Support
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 18
Nexcess
Responses: 10
Ease of Doing Business With
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 13
Nexcess
Responses: 7
Product Direction (% positive)
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 20
Nexcess
Responses: 8
Features
Hosting Management
Storage Limits
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 15
Nexcess
Responses: 5
Bandwidth Allowance
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 15
Nexcess
Responses: 5
Email Hosting
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 10
Nexcess
Control Panel Integration
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 12
Nexcess
Responses: 5
CMS Support
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 12
Nexcess
Web Framework Support
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 11
Nexcess
E-Commerce Integration
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 10
Nexcess
File Management
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 10
Nexcess
Database Support
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 10
Nexcess
Responses: 5
Security Tools
Amazon Lightsail
Responses: 12
Nexcess
Reviewers' Company Size
Reviewers of both Amazon Lightsail and Nexcess were most often representing companies in the Small-Business segment.
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Amazon Lightsail
Nexcess
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Amazon Lightsail
Nexcess
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Lightsail
Nexcess
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Internet
7.7%
Education Management
7.7%
Computer Networking
7.7%
Other
38.5%
Internet
30.0%
Retail
20.0%
Sporting Goods
10.0%
Marketing and Advertising
10.0%
Industrial Automation
10.0%
Other
20.0%
Reviews
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Consultant in Information Technology and Services
Had to deploy a wordpress site recently and did not want to deal with setting up all underlying webservers and php versions
Kent K.
User in Internet
I have been with Nexcess for many years. I host my sites and my client's sites with Nexcess. They are reliable and customer service is fast. I use them for Magento and WordPress.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Chuanyui T.
Administrator in Computer Software
Very limited documentation, had to look at some blogs to learn to deploy a simple Node app. The networking speed is frequently dropping too for no reasons. Supports team will only issue your ticket and not giving any help.
Joshua A.
User in Retail
Nexcess organizes their policies around getting more money out of you, not providing a good service.
Discussions
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