Amazon Lightsail Alternatives

Amazon Lightsail is described as 'The fast and simple VPS hosting service from Amazon, the easy way to launch a virtual private server. You can have a VPS up and running with just a few clicks' and is an app in the online services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Amazon Lightsail for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, Windows, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Amazon Lightsail alternative is DigitalOcean. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Ubicloud or Stacktape. Other great apps like Amazon Lightsail are Heroku, Linode, Microsoft Azure and Hetzner.

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  1. DigitalOcean icon

    DigitalOcean

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    A cloud computing service offering Droplets for virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, and managed databases. Ideal for developers and startups to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently in web hosting and data processing.

    206 DigitalOcean alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • DigitalOcean is the most popular Web-based alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • DigitalOcean is the most popular commercial alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • DigitalOcean is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Heroku

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    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    175 Heroku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Linode icon

    Linode

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    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    170 Linode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Linode is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
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  6. Microsoft Azure icon

    Microsoft Azure

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    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    190 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • Microsoft Azure is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Hetzner

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    Hetzner Online is a professional web hosting provider and experienced data center operator. Since 1997 the company has provided private and business clients with high-performance hosting products as well as the necessary infrastructure for the efficient operation of websites.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Hetzner is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • Hetzner is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Hetzner is Privacy focusedAmazon Lightsail is not according to our users
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    Vultr

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    Vultr, founded in 2014, is on a mission to empower developers and businesses by simplifying the deployment of infrastructure via its advanced cloud platform. Vultr is strategically located in 16 datacenters around the globe and provides frictionless provisioning of public cloud...

    142 Vultr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  10. Ubicloud icon

    Ubicloud

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    Open, free, and portable cloud. Elastic compute, block storage (non replicated), and virtual networking services in public alpha.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Ubicloud is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • Ubicloud is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • Ubicloud is Freemium and Open SourceAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ubicloud is LightweightAmazon Lightsail is not according to our users
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    GoDaddy

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    Online domain services with 99.95% uptime, robust SSL, email, and backup features. Serving 20 million users with user-friendly hosting plans and a free domain for the first term. Largest domain registrar, offering a variety of cloud services, VPS, and website builder tools.

    152 GoDaddy alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Stacktape

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    Stacktape is a tool that simplifies AWS for developers, enabling quick deployment of production-grade infrastructure. It transforms complex tasks into more manageable processes. Developers can now use an interactive config editor instead of manually writing YAML files, allowing...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Greenhost

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    Green and sustainable web hosting, from small, simple websites to complex setups with multiple VPSes.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Qovery

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    Qovery is the first Container as a Service (CaaS) platform that allows any developer to deploy an application in just a few seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

    • Qovery is the most popular Mac alternative to Amazon Lightsail.

    • Qovery is Paid and Open SourceAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
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    FastComet

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    SSD-based cloud hosting with global data centers, free CloudFlare CDN and SSL, 24/7 technical support, cPanel, DDoS protection, Imunify360 security, WordPress LiteSpeed Cache, daily backups, free domain, continuous monitoring, and rapid site migration provided.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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