Features and Usability
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
Last updated on January 29 2017.
| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | Yes | |
| DDOS Protection | No | No DDoS protection by default. |
| Backups | No | Snapshots are available for a fee: |
| Control Panel | custom | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 4 | |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 1 | |
| Monitoring Charts | Yes | CPU, Network In, Network Out, Status checks. |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | No | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | No | |
| Reverse DNS | No | No visible option to set the reverse DNS, even for a static IP. |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Credit cards | |
| Hidden CPU Model | No | |
| Affiliate Program | No |
In VpsBenchmark's opinion
Amazon Lightsail Extra Services
In addition to features included in the VPS plan, Amazon Lightsail also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block Storage | Object Storage | Load Balancer | Floating Ips |
| Teams | Datastores | Serverless | Ddos Protection |
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Amazon Lightsail Plans
Plan Specifications
| Url | Amazon Lightsail 1Gb 1core |
|---|---|
| Cost Per Month | $10.0 |
| Hourly Billing | true |
| Memory Gb | 1.0 |
| Disk Gb | 30 |
| Data Transfer Gb | 2000 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Virtualization | Xen |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests.
Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
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Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests for Amazon Lightsail - 1Gb 1core. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Test Results
This plan was tested 4 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows the web response times for each one of those tests.
| Start of Trial | Avg response time | P95 response time | Avg DB time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19 2018 | 59ms | 100ms | 10ms |
| Jul 30 2017 | 66ms | 117ms | 15ms |
| Jul 23 2017 | 59ms | 107ms | 12ms |
| Dec 03 2016 | 156ms | 770ms | 25ms |
Plan Specifications
| Url | Amazon Lightsail 2GB 1core |
|---|---|
| Cost Per Month | $20.0 |
| Hourly Billing | true |
| Memory Gb | 2.0 |
| Disk Gb | 40 |
| Data Transfer Gb | 3000 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Virtualization | Xen |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests.
Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests for Amazon Lightsail - 2GB 1core. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Web Test Results
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows the web response times for each one of those tests.
| Start of Trial | Avg response time | P95 response time | Avg DB time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 2017 | 53ms | 100ms | 3ms |
| Jan 29 2017 | 48ms | 89ms | 3ms |
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Latest trials
All tests that were conducted at VpsBenchmarks:
| Start | Provider |
|---|---|
| Apr 19 2018 | Amazon Lightsail |
| Apr 16 2018 | DigitalOcean |
| Apr 11 2018 | Ramnode |
| Apr 08 2018 | UpCloud |
| Apr 04 2018 | Ramnode |
| Apr 01 2018 | DigitalOcean |
| Mar 28 2018 | AtlanticNet |
| Mar 24 2018 | Amazon EC2 |
| Mar 21 2018 | DigitalOcean |
| Mar 18 2018 | Hetzner |
| Mar 14 2018 | Scaleway |
| Mar 10 2018 | Microsoft Azure |