Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, OVHcloud VPS wins more of the head-to-head checks (6 vs 1) and ranks higher overall (#8 of 160). OVHcloud VPS is cheaper to start ($4.54 vs $5.00 a month) and Amazon Lightsail has more locations (19 vs 11).
Verdict
OVHcloud VPS is cheaper to start: VPS-1 costs $4.54 per month against $5.00 at Amazon Lightsail, and it stays cheaper per gigabyte of RAM ($1.04 vs $7.00 median).
Amazon Lightsail has the wider footprint with 19 locations in 17 countries, against 11 in 9 at OVHcloud VPS; both offer Ashburn, London, Montreal, Mumbai, Portland, Singapore and 1 more.
On features, only Amazon Lightsail bills hourly and only Amazon Lightsail offers dedicated-CPU plans.
Customers rate OVHcloud VPS higher on Trustpilot: 3.8 from 8,843 reviews versus 1.3 from 429.
Overall OVHcloud VPS ranks #8 and Amazon Lightsail #73 of 160 providers we track. Choose OVHcloud VPS if price matters most or customer ratings weigh heavily for you; choose Amazon Lightsail if you need a wider choice of locations or you want hourly billing.
OVHcloud and Lightsail side by side
| OVHcloud VPS | Amazon Lightsail | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | VPS-1: $4.54/mo | Linux 512 MB: $5.00/mo |
| Entry plan specs | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic | 2 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB SSD, 1 TB traffic |
| Cheapest Windows plan | VPS-1: $4.54/mo | Windows 512 MB: $9.50/mo |
| Median price per GB RAM | $1.04 | $7.00 |
| Data-center locations | 11 in 9 countries | 19 in 17 countries |
| Regions | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America |
| Virtualisation | KVM | KVM (AWS Nitro) |
| Hourly billing | No | Yes |
| NVMe storage | Yes | No |
| DDoS protection | Yes | Yes |
| Backups | Free | Paid |
| Managed option | No | No |
| Payment methods | card, paypal, other | card, sepa, other |
| Money-back | Not published | Not published |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% | 99.99% region-level (multi-AZ deployment); 99.5% per single instance |
| Trustpilot | 3.8 (8,843 reviews) | 1.3 (429 reviews) |
| Founded / HQ | 1999, Roubaix FR | 2006, Seattle US |
Highlighted cells mark the better value where the comparison is objective (lower price, more locations, higher rating).
Plans at the same size
The closest matching plans by RAM from each provider.
| RAM | OVHcloud | $/month | Lightsail | $/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | no plan | — | Linux 1 GB (2 vCPU, 40 GB) | $7.00 |
| 2 GB | no plan | — | Linux 2 GB (2 vCPU, 60 GB) | $12.00 |
| 4 GB | VPS-1 (2 vCPU, 40 GB) | $4.54 | Linux 4 GB (2 vCPU, 80 GB) | $24.00 |
| 8 GB | VPS-2 (4 vCPU, 75 GB) | $8.50 | Linux 8 GB (2 vCPU, 160 GB) | $44.00 |
| 16 GB | no plan | — | Linux 16 GB (4 vCPU, 320 GB) | $84.00 |
Locations
OVHcloud VPS operates 11 locations (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania); Amazon Lightsail operates 19 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America).
Cities both offer: Ashburn, London, Montreal, Mumbai, Portland, Singapore and Sydney.
Only OVHcloud: Gravelines, Limburg, Strasbourg and Warsaw.
Only Lightsail: Columbus, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Stockholm and 2 more.
Frequently asked questions
Is OVHcloud VPS or Amazon Lightsail better?
As of October 23, 2026, OVHcloud VPS wins more of the head-to-head checks (6 vs 1) and ranks higher overall (#8 of 160). OVHcloud VPS is cheaper to start ($4.54 vs $5.00 a month) and Amazon Lightsail has more locations (19 vs 11).
Is OVHcloud VPS cheaper than Amazon Lightsail?
OVHcloud VPS has the lower entry price: $4.54 against $5.00 per month. The plans-at-equal-RAM table compares them size by size.
Which has more data centers, OVHcloud VPS or Amazon Lightsail?
Amazon Lightsail, with 19 locations in 17 countries versus 11 at OVHcloud VPS. Both operate in Ashburn, London, Montreal, Mumbai, Portland and 2 more.
Do OVHcloud VPS and Amazon Lightsail offer Windows VPS?
Both offer Windows Server.
Sources
Prices, plans and locations were read from these pages; last checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.