AWS Lightsail vs Vultr

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AWS Lightsail

Simplified VPS hosting built on AWS infrastructure

Pricing: From $3.50/mo

Pros

  • Simple bridge into the broader AWS ecosystem if you scale up
  • Predictable flat-rate pricing unlike raw EC2

Cons

  • Less flexible than raw AWS EC2 once you outgrow it
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Vultr

High-performance VPS with the widest range of global data centers

Pricing: From $2.50/mo

Pros

  • More data center locations than most competitors
  • Hourly billing on all plans

Cons

  • Interface less polished than DigitalOcean's
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