AWS Lightsail vs Vultr server monthly price comparison
We compared 4 identical specs: AWS Lightsail was cheaper in 0 and Vultr was cheaper in 4 (excluding tax).
For 2 vCPU 4GB, Vultr is 17% cheaper.
Both sides use on-demand monthly prices, and what is bundled for disk and transfer differs by product.
Currency
Price region
VAT
| Spec | AWS Lightsail | Vultr | Difference | AWS Lightsail source | Vultr source | |
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| 2 vCPU 4GB | ₩31,814Lightsail 4GB, N. Virginia, United States. $24.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | ₩26,511Cloud Compute (Regular) 2 vCPU, 4GB, New Jersey, United States. $20.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | Vultr is 17% cheaper | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| 4 vCPU 8GB | ₩111,348Lightsail Compute Optimized 8GB, N. Virginia, United States. $84.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | ₩53,023Cloud Compute (Regular) 4 vCPU, 8GB, New Jersey, United States. $40.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | Vultr is 52% cheaper | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| 4 vCPU 16GB | ₩111,348Lightsail 16GB, N. Virginia, United States. $84.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | ₩106,046Larger than requestedCloud Compute (Regular) 6 vCPU, 16GB, New Jersey, United States. $80.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | Vultr is 5% cheaper | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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| 8 vCPU 32GB | ₩217,393Lightsail 32GB, N. Virginia, United States. $164.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | ₩212,091Cloud Compute (Regular) 8 vCPU, 32GB, New Jersey, United States. $160.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | Vultr is 2% cheaper | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-22 | Details
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The cheapest on-demand product that meets each spec at each provider.
How we calculate
- Display currency
- KRW
- Exchange rate
- 1 USD = ₩1,325.57 (as of 2026-10-21)
- VAT
- Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.
- Monthly conversion
- Hourly prices are multiplied by 730 hours per month (8,760 hours per year / 12). Flat monthly products use their amount as is.
- Price region
- US East (one region per provider in that area). Korea-only providers are shown separately with Seoul prices
- Included
- Server price, Disk or transfer bundled with the product is shown as is
- Not included
- Extra disk, Public IP, Data transfer out, Backups, Paid operating systems such as Windows
- Last updated
- 2026-10-22 06:48 KST
Last updated: 2026-10-22 06:48 KST. More comparisons are on the server comparison home.