AWS Lightsail
≈$12/mo Small
2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD, 3 TB transfer.
- Free option
- 90-day free trial (750 hours/month) on the $5–$12 Linux bundles and the $15 database. New AWS accounts get $100 in credits immediately and can earn another $100. The Free plan lasts up to six months.
- Why it fits
- Projects that want predictable AWS — a fixed-price server with a clear upgrade path into the wider AWS ecosystem.
- How deploys work
- Pick a blueprint (WordPress, LAMP, Node.js, plain Linux), get SSH in the browser or your terminal, and manage it like any VPS.
- The tradeoff
- Costs more per spec than the European VPS crowd, and stopped instances keep billing.
- The managed database bills on top of this estimate.