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
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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.

    211 DigitalOcean alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Heroku icon
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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.

    185 Heroku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. Linode icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Linode is fast, reliable and cost effective

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    • Linode is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Lightsail is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Microsoft Azure icon
     66 likes

    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...

    196 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Hetzner icon
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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.

    54 Hetzner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Vultr icon
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    Provision virtual machines, block storage, and bare metal servers in 16 global datacenters. Features include SSD storage, flexible pricing, fast deployment, API automation, one-click app installs, IPv4/IPv6 support, custom ISOs, backups, DDoS protection, and private networking.

    144 Vultr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  7. Ubicloud icon
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    Open, free, and portable cloud. Elastic compute, block storage (non replicated), and virtual networking services in public alpha.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. GoDaddy icon
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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.

    156 GoDaddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. Stacktape icon
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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)
     
  10. Greenhost icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Qovery icon
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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

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. FastComet icon
     5 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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