Amazon Lightsail
An easy-to-use virtual private server (VPS) offering instances, containers, storage, databases, and more at a cost-effective monthly price.
What it does
An easy-to-use virtual private server (VPS) offering instances, containers, storage, databases, and more at a cost-effective monthly price.
- Launch simple web applications
- Create custom websites
- Build small business applications
- Resell instance plans
- Category
- Cloud infrastructure and hosting
- Users
- Developers, Small businesses
- Public API
- Not offered
Not yet disclosed: deployment options, platforms, languages and support channels.
Pricing
- Free plan$0
- Subscription$5/month
Free trial on paid plans
Prices as published by Amazon Web Services, checked Oct 2026.
Security and compliance
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- PCI DSSCompliant
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