Ben T.
BT
Ben T.
Owner
Internet
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Amazingly cheap VPS"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

Full root access, and they give you easy setup to software like Bitnami Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

A little more expensive than digital ocean Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
AE
Verified User in Education Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Better than just a static ip"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

Cost is the same as a static ip from my isp but I get a whole system behind it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

Little bit of a pain to get it setup as a mail server due to restrictions, though as an email admin I do understand the loops to limit spam. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JD
james d.
Systems Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Simple lightweigh ec2 service"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

Simple to use and can assign other department member access to provision resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

Limited back up native options and not external support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Amazon Lightsail review"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

The flexibility and the reliability it offers. It creates and manages the servers. It keeps it simple with its minimalistic UI which enables people to learn and adapt faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

The pricing is slightly higher compare to other cloud service provider. It could lower its operating cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vijaykumar K.
VK
Vijaykumar K.
CIO
Computer Networking
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Wonderful product. Increased the web site performance for fraction of the cost."
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

Wonderful product. Increased the web site performance for fraction of the cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

Not easy to sign u. Ity can be easy to sign up Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
CI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Easy deployment of web apps"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

Had to deploy a wordpress site recently and did not want to deal with setting up all underlying webservers and php versions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

Could have more predefined applications for easy deployment - I also had to set up backups by myself with the use of a Lambda function. Would have been nice if this was managed for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Verified User in Financial Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Pretty limiting"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

Simple, quick to set up at first. Quickly decide it's not the right tool for my use case Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

I ended up bailing out because I was trying to set up a quick WordPress site and tbe tools used for that were way to limiting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Devanshu N.
DN
Devanshu N.
Lead Technical Architect
Financial Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"I m impressed"
4/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

I like the services and available options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

i faced challenge in accessing the tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chuanyui T.
CT
Chuanyui T.
Software Development Engineer
Internet
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Not so good"
1.5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

It is definitely easy to monitor with the great UI, also comes with a very good pricing range. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

kayra i.
KI
kayra i.
Software Solutions Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Amazon lightsail feedback "
4.5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Lightsail?

1 server's are available around the world allowing fast speeds and constant up-time.

2 cheaper data transfer rates.

3 one month free trail Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Lightsail?

Amazon is an enormous company as such customer support can take a while. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.