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Compare Amazon Lightsail and Vultr 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (84.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2.50 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 LightsailVultr
Star Rating
(285)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2.50 Per Month
Browse all 9 pricing plansAmazon Lightsail vs Vultr
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Vultr easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Vultr overall.
- Reviewers felt that Vultr meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Lightsail.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Vultr is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Lightsail over Vultr.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Lightsail
No pricing availableVultr
Cloud Compute
Starting at $2.50
Per Month
Easy-to-use, affordable VMs for many common workloads.
- Deploy around the globe in seconds
- On-demand scaling
- Perfect for many personal and business apps
Free Trial
Amazon Lightsail
No trial information availableVultr
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
41
8.8
227
Ease of Use
8.7
42
9.0
233
Ease of Setup
8.4
31
9.0
156
Ease of Admin
8.1
30
8.9
145
Quality of Support
7.6
38
8.2
204
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
27
8.6
143
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
40
8.1
232
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.3
42
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.8
42
Management
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.8
44
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
45
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.7
41
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.6
43
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Hosting Management
8.1
32
8.4
158
7.9
31
8.6
160
7.0
20
7.5
118
8.0
27
8.4
135
8.0
24
8.3
111
8.2
23
8.6
117
7.6
23
8.4
112
8.2
24
8.7
127
8.1
24
8.7
128
8.5
25
8.7
139
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
Feature Not Available
8.1
6
8.3
20
8.9
6
8.1
19
9.3
5
Feature Not Available
9.8
7
8.4
20
Database Administration
9.2
6
8.3
21
8.9
6
8.2
19
8.6
6
8.1
19
Availability
9.8
7
8.7
21
9.5
7
8.5
21
8.7
5
Feature Not Available
8.3
5
Feature Not Available
Security
9.0
5
Feature Not Available
9.7
5
8.4
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Management
9.2
6
7.9
17
9.7
5
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Lightsail and Vultr are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and VPS Hosting Platforms
Unique Categories
Amazon Lightsail is categorized as AWS Marketplace, Object Storage Solutions, Load Balancing, and Block Storage
Vultr is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Server Virtualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Lightsail
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Vultr
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%
Computer Software
22.2%
Information Technology and Services
17.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Computer & Network Security
5.6%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Other
43.6%
Alternatives
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
Is Vultr any good?
4 Comments
AJ
I have been using them for couple years, i would highly recommend them.Read more
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