Amazon Lightsail vs Scaleway Instances

Amazon Lightsail9.0Visit SIScaleway Instances8.6Visit

Higher score Amazon Lightsail #4 in Debian VPS Hosting 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Try Amazon Lightsail

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SI Scaleway Instances #6 in Debian VPS Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Scaleway

• Amazon Lightsail fits best

  Simple low-cost VPSs, especially AWS users

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Very low-cost scalable cloud instances

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Lightsail 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Debian VPS Hosting	#6 in Debian VPS Hosting
Best for	Simple low-cost VPSs, especially AWS users	Very low-cost scalable cloud instances
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$3.50/unit/mo	€0.0006/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Lightsail 1/3 · Scaleway Instances 0/3
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Root access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Managed options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	0.5 GB	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	1 TB/mo	Not checked yet
Server locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Linux/Unix and application templates, including WordPress and Node.js Firewall rules, snapshots, monitoring and metric alarms for instances Connect to AWS resources or export snapshots to Amazon EC2	€0.0006 per instance-hour starting price, billed monthly Selectable Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw availability zones SSH, storage attachments, API management and load balancers
Cons	The $3.50 entry plan has only 0.5 GB of memory The entry Linux plan is IPv6-only Instance bundles set fixed resource allowances	Debian-specific image availability requires verification Storage and attached public IPv4 are billed separately Autoscaling Groups are documented as Private Beta
Our verdict	Amazon Lightsail provides virtual private server instances alongside containers, storage, databases and related cloud resources. It suits individuals and teams hosting websites, web applications or development environments who want to… Read the review →	Scaleway Instances provides cloud virtual machines for CPU and GPU workloads, with instance ranges for development, general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized and GPU use cases. It suits small teams through enterprises that need… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Lightsail — where it wins

  • Linux/Unix and application templates, including WordPress and Node.js
  • Firewall rules, snapshots, monitoring and metric alarms for instances
  • Connect to AWS resources or export snapshots to Amazon EC2

  Where it doesn't

  • The $3.50 entry plan has only 0.5 GB of memory
  • The entry Linux plan is IPv6-only
  • Instance bundles set fixed resource allowances

• Scaleway Instances — where it wins

  • €0.0006 per instance-hour starting price, billed monthly
  • Selectable Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw availability zones
  • SSH, storage attachments, API management and load balancers

  Where it doesn't

  • Debian-specific image availability requires verification
  • Storage and attached public IPv4 are billed separately
  • Autoscaling Groups are documented as Private Beta

• Amazon Lightsail9.0/10 · Paid

  A straightforward AWS VPS with fixed-resource bundles, snapshots and AWS connections.

  Try Amazon LightsailFull verdict →
• SIScaleway Instances8.6/10 · Paid

  Very low-cost, flexible instances with zones, SSH, storage, APIs and autoscaling options.

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →