# Amazon Lightsail VPS benchmarks

- [aws.amazon.com/lightsail](https://rackcensus.com/go/lightsail)
- Seattle, WA
- Founded 2016

[Visit Amazon Lightsail](https://rackcensus.com/go/lightsail)

- Overview
- Plans
- Locations
- Historical data
- About

Average GB7 single

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From 0 benchmarks

Average 4K IOPS

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From 0 benchmarks

Average monthly price

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Of tested plans, at test time

Active plans

61

0 tested

Last tested

Never

Most recent result

## Latest result per plan
[All Amazon Lightsail benchmarks](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bprovider%5D=lightsail)

| Provider | Plan | Location | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Monthly price | Tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No benchmarks match. |

No benchmarks match.

## Performance overview

### Geekbench 7 single-core

Average per plan, higher is better

No results yet.

### Disk 4K mixed IOPS

Average per plan, higher is better

No results yet.

## Provider details

**Website:** aws.amazon.com/lightsail

**Headquarters:** Seattle, WA

**Founded:** 2016

**Port 25:** On request

**IPv4:** Included

**IPv6:** Included

**Plan data:** Synced from API

**Locations:** 15

## Compute Optimized

| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | Transfer | Monthly | Hourly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Compute Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 4 GB, 2.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/e7f89b4c0038ff405282005064316888-lightsail-c-large-1-1-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 2.56 TB | $42.00 | $0.057 |
| [Compute Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 4 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/584c10ad225f0b09b52cd8f3e70a6087-lightsail-c-large-1-0-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $42.00 | $0.057 |
| [Compute Optimized Xlarge 4 vCPU / 8 GB, 6 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/55de23cf19e5f0c1c2302954edf3007e-lightsail-c-xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 6.14 TB | $84.00 | $0.11 |
| [Compute Optimized Xlarge 4 vCPU / 8 GB, 3 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/7448d58378fcac6fa771e6f48346c2f3-lightsail-c-xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 3.07 TB | $84.00 | $0.11 |
| [Compute Optimized 2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 16 GB, 3.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/1383b0cc92eb3e88a539a5a453e0b097-lightsail-c-2xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 3.58 TB | $168.00 | $0.23 |
| [Compute Optimized 2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 16 GB, 7 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/ec46860c08d3ff3e370ac8d1b8f84b5c-lightsail-c-2xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 7.17 TB | $168.00 | $0.23 |
| [Compute Optimized 4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 32 GB, 4 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/0b95d70697611e49d6776940841f22c4-lightsail-c-4xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 16 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.1 TB | $336.00 | $0.45 |
| [Compute Optimized 4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 32 GB, 8 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/77d58ecaf1ec90799b20e5c4bddb7f52-lightsail-c-4xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 16 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 8.19 TB | $336.00 | $0.45 |
| [Compute Optimized 9Xlarge 36 vCPU / 72 GB, 9 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/5892d521474151ceec1794e4dcb41837-lightsail-c-9xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 36 dedicated vCPU | 72 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 9.22 TB | $844.00 | $1.13 |
| [Compute Optimized 9Xlarge 36 vCPU / 72 GB, 4.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/18ad706808a82699749bf31c4b200708-lightsail-c-9xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 36 dedicated vCPU | 72 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.61 TB | $844.00 | $1.13 |
| [Compute Optimized 12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 96 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/986d225a2de8321e65465d3051ac64b1-lightsail-c-12xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 48 dedicated vCPU | 96 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,126.00 | $1.51 |
| [Compute Optimized 12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 96 GB, 10 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/25692ed228eee4c07147223a9d07055a-lightsail-c-12xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 48 dedicated vCPU | 96 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 10.24 TB | $1,126.00 | $1.51 |
| [Compute Optimized 18Xlarge 72 vCPU / 144 GB, 10 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/d0a970051d5122b280e612f27ed0940b-lightsail-c-18xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 72 dedicated vCPU | 144 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 10.24 TB | $1,688.00 | $2.27 |
| [Compute Optimized 18Xlarge 72 vCPU / 144 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/884e6201f0b3cb2aeb3f0236a0edadcd-lightsail-c-18xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 72 dedicated vCPU | 144 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,688.00 | $2.27 |

## General Purpose

| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | Transfer | Monthly | Hourly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nano 2 vCPU / 0.5 GB, 1 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/5ee8c6292c6358ff354b4bc7d6bf9e12-lightsail-nano-3-0-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 0.5 GB | 20 GB SSD | | 1.02 TB | $5.00 | $0.0067 |
| [Nano 2 vCPU / 0.5 GB, 512 GB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/16bdd3cfa23c464817b1d0a80d968fd8-lightsail-nano-3-2-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 0.5 GB | 20 GB SSD | | 512 GB | $5.00 | $0.0067 |
| [Nano 2 vCPU / 0.5 GB, 512 GB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/6f03503ba042e8fb7f168eaf7fd82efc-lightsail-nano-3-1-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 0.5 GB | 20 GB SSD | | 512 GB | $5.00 | $0.0067 |
| [Micro 2 vCPU / 1 GB, 1 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/bbe7216604915586fa9596399075cc04-lightsail-micro-3-1-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | | 1.02 TB | $7.00 | $0.0094 |
| [Micro 2 vCPU / 1 GB, 1 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/644e65518bd86249d81d55e49096917c-lightsail-micro-3-2-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | | 1.02 TB | $7.00 | $0.0094 |
| [Micro 2 vCPU / 1 GB, 2 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/a2af2e027886da310f222a5ce29fcd11-lightsail-micro-3-0-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | | 2.05 TB | $7.00 | $0.0094 |
| [Small 2 vCPU / 2 GB, 3 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/b30fde0f93650d95d96c9f1a57e7ef74-lightsail-small-3-0-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | | 3.07 TB | $12.00 | $0.016 |
| [Small 2 vCPU / 2 GB, 1.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/2612f096b34780158071cd40687b5098-lightsail-small-3-1-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | | 1.54 TB | $12.00 | $0.016 |
| [Small 2 vCPU / 2 GB, 1.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/15339b6827794904e7dbf5e8f75af434-lightsail-small-3-2-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | | 1.54 TB | $12.00 | $0.016 |
| [Medium 2 vCPU / 4 GB, 2 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/489468dd3d9cba3b279953301e039581-lightsail-medium-3-1-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | | 2.05 TB | $24.00 | $0.032 |
| [Medium 2 vCPU / 4 GB, 4 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/35bf18e67a76cbcbb3aa4efbaa770f51-lightsail-medium-3-0-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | | 4.1 TB | $24.00 | $0.032 |
| [Medium 2 vCPU / 4 GB, 2 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/204b5f7abc865cf9cabc7e4454dbac90-lightsail-medium-3-2-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | | 2.05 TB | $24.00 | $0.032 |
| [Large 2 vCPU / 8 GB, 2.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/f360b98296b6a2775237fc49db69e030-lightsail-large-3-1-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 2.56 TB | $44.00 | $0.059 |
| [Large 2 vCPU / 8 GB, 2.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/27f9810237b1b4c19dd04dd3c05b58d6-lightsail-large-3-2-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 2.56 TB | $44.00 | $0.059 |
| [Large 2 vCPU / 8 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/591317518d8a76b1787fac8742dc1174-lightsail-large-3-0-benchmarks) | 2 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $44.00 | $0.059 |
| [Xlarge 4 vCPU / 16 GB, 3 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/f2874b8bd0ba1b965023cd455004d22d-lightsail-xlarge-3-1-benchmarks) | 4 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 3.07 TB | $84.00 | $0.11 |
| [Xlarge 4 vCPU / 16 GB, 3 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/2be9db55a491756dd1e3fc6b72a41270-lightsail-xlarge-3-2-benchmarks) | 4 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 3.07 TB | $84.00 | $0.11 |
| [Xlarge 4 vCPU / 16 GB, 6 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/b8daf9a09553c5af4f0a77ad889301c8-lightsail-xlarge-3-0-benchmarks) | 4 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 6.14 TB | $84.00 | $0.11 |
| [2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 32 GB, 3.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/19f4ad324359217a2ad9f846257f22a1-lightsail-2xlarge-3-1-benchmarks) | 8 shared vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 3.58 TB | $164.00 | $0.22 |
| [2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 32 GB, 7 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/143ccc100798925fe2aa2b755128be45-lightsail-2xlarge-3-0-benchmarks) | 8 shared vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 7.17 TB | $164.00 | $0.22 |
| [2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 32 GB, 3.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/4aaaf414dce0bf5a5b88ce8cafb1709b-lightsail-2xlarge-3-2-benchmarks) | 8 shared vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 3.58 TB | $164.00 | $0.22 |
| [4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 64 GB, 8 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/e4001726d00f9c490195e7cdfc4a9128-lightsail-4xlarge-3-0-benchmarks) | 16 shared vCPU | 64 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 8.19 TB | $384.00 | $0.52 |
| [4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 64 GB, 4 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/444c493ae780df6d9577f98529805329-lightsail-4xlarge-3-1-benchmarks) | 16 shared vCPU | 64 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.1 TB | $384.00 | $0.52 |
| [4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 64 GB, 4 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/39ea60aaf8e45055360f9f476af5b354-lightsail-4xlarge-3-2-benchmarks) | 16 shared vCPU | 64 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.1 TB | $384.00 | $0.52 |
| [8Xlarge 32 vCPU / 128 GB, 9 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/23191d0ef02fed204cc2da08964d53c0-lightsail-8xlarge-3-0-benchmarks) | 32 shared vCPU | 128 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 9.22 TB | $884.00 | $1.19 |
| [8Xlarge 32 vCPU / 128 GB, 4.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/405f5d3c29a44011af5dab0eda5eccb4-lightsail-8xlarge-3-2-benchmarks) | 32 shared vCPU | 128 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.61 TB | $884.00 | $1.19 |
| [8Xlarge 32 vCPU / 128 GB, 4.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/daf1cf5f76f8fbc1b74514040c63ca9b-lightsail-8xlarge-3-1-benchmarks) | 32 shared vCPU | 128 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.61 TB | $884.00 | $1.19 |
| [12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 192 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/326219e77cbdeb64202db0f47cc1c8e9-lightsail-12xlarge-3-2-benchmarks) | 48 shared vCPU | 192 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,324.00 | $1.78 |
| [12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 192 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/54513ab76025f6c30fd63b1566f53fe0-lightsail-12xlarge-3-1-benchmarks) | 48 shared vCPU | 192 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,324.00 | $1.78 |
| [12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 192 GB, 10 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/1d7fee90984feb740d566183d4ace3ad-lightsail-12xlarge-3-0-benchmarks) | 48 shared vCPU | 192 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 10.24 TB | $1,324.00 | $1.78 |
| [16Xlarge 64 vCPU / 256 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/d03cb025756d6bf72678fd0437b7d956-lightsail-16xlarge-3-1-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 256 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,764.00 | $2.37 |
| [16Xlarge 64 vCPU / 256 GB, 10 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/356b799d198773ccbdcfdc245d4b24fb-lightsail-16xlarge-3-0-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 256 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 10.24 TB | $1,764.00 | $2.37 |
| [16Xlarge 64 vCPU / 256 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/77a57c6ba91d633e322fff2f61b85b16-lightsail-16xlarge-3-2-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 256 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,764.00 | $2.37 |

## Memory Optimized

| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | Transfer | Monthly | Hourly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Memory Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 16 GB, 2.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/2470bab8f7ca18b83cd7ebbc8d197ecb-lightsail-m-large-1-1-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 2.56 TB | $74.00 | $0.100 |
| [Memory Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 16 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/1606f2a0ff713826634b8c96e593d85c-lightsail-m-large-1-0-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 160 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $74.00 | $0.100 |
| [Memory Optimized Xlarge 4 vCPU / 32 GB, 3 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/c0fdb3df53ed6dc69accb8a06bc8c9f7-lightsail-m-xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 3.07 TB | $144.00 | $0.19 |
| [Memory Optimized Xlarge 4 vCPU / 32 GB, 6 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/c43c9887110b0d6a2d2d8ed54fd72aac-lightsail-m-xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | 320 GB SSD | | 6.14 TB | $144.00 | $0.19 |
| [Memory Optimized 2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 64 GB, 7 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/cd5296c6d34cd8f61280d7ddb9198eb4-lightsail-m-2xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 64 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 7.17 TB | $294.00 | $0.40 |
| [Memory Optimized 2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 64 GB, 3.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/5bd33739511e8b616e3f856b8b6b9dd8-lightsail-m-2xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 64 GB | 640 GB SSD | | 3.58 TB | $294.00 | $0.40 |
| [Memory Optimized 4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 128 GB, 8 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/67182cda8841f08b43cc3ef2b719f56b-lightsail-m-4xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 16 dedicated vCPU | 128 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 8.19 TB | $584.00 | $0.78 |
| [Memory Optimized 4Xlarge 16 vCPU / 128 GB, 4 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/7d1073b0233122319ec1a22fc0fc9f3e-lightsail-m-4xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 16 dedicated vCPU | 128 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.1 TB | $584.00 | $0.78 |
| [Memory Optimized 8Xlarge 32 vCPU / 256 GB, 9 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/e48b05f998788b2c36a7137428ac3a77-lightsail-m-8xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 32 dedicated vCPU | 256 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 9.22 TB | $1,174.00 | $1.58 |
| [Memory Optimized 8Xlarge 32 vCPU / 256 GB, 4.5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/53ccd69c4f04fee6099912fabb4384e3-lightsail-m-8xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 32 dedicated vCPU | 256 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 4.61 TB | $1,174.00 | $1.58 |
| [Memory Optimized 12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 384 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/a0d78c7876e7e7d0cd72817929655891-lightsail-m-12xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 48 dedicated vCPU | 384 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $1,764.00 | $2.37 |
| [Memory Optimized 12Xlarge 48 vCPU / 384 GB, 10 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/e547bbbd607510a6e1dd3cb132cba61c-lightsail-m-12xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 48 dedicated vCPU | 384 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 10.24 TB | $1,764.00 | $2.37 |
| [Memory Optimized 16Xlarge 64 vCPU / 512 GB, 10 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/28c03013b1de12d98af0a905d8bbc2ec-lightsail-m-16xlarge-1-0-benchmarks) | 64 dedicated vCPU | 512 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 10.24 TB | $2,344.00 | $3.15 |
| [Memory Optimized 16Xlarge 64 vCPU / 512 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/b712eb5e95b496385b9a9088db52198c-lightsail-m-16xlarge-1-1-benchmarks) | 64 dedicated vCPU | 512 GB | 1280 GB SSD | | 5.12 TB | $2,344.00 | $3.15 |

## Active locations
[Locations by region](https://rackcensus.com/vps-locations/lightsail-benchmarks)

Frankfurt (eu-central-1) (eu-central-1)

Frankfurt, DE

Ireland (eu-west-1) (eu-west-1)

Dublin, IE

London (eu-west-2) (eu-west-2)

London, GB

Montreal (ca-central-1) (ca-central-1)

Montreal, QC, CA

Mumbai (ap-south-1) (ap-south-1)

Mumbai, MH, IN

Ohio (us-east-2) (us-east-2)

Columbus, OH, US

Oregon (us-west-2) (us-west-2)

Boardman, OR, US

Paris (eu-west-3) (eu-west-3)

Paris, FR

Sao Paulo (sa-east-1) (sa-east-1)

São Paulo, SP, BR

Seoul (ap-northeast-2) (ap-northeast-2)

Seoul, KR

Singapore (ap-southeast-1) (ap-southeast-1)

Singapore, SG

Stockholm (eu-north-1) (eu-north-1)

Stockholm, SE

Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2)

Sydney, NSW, AU

Tokyo (ap-northeast-1) (ap-northeast-1)

Tokyo, JP

Virginia (us-east-1) (us-east-1)

Ashburn, VA, US

## Performance over time
[All Amazon Lightsail benchmarks](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bprovider%5D=lightsail)

### Geekbench 7 single-core

Weekly average, higher is better

No results yet.

### Geekbench 7 multi-core

Weekly average, higher is better

No results yet.

### Disk 4K mixed IOPS

Weekly average, higher is better

No results yet.

### iperf3 receive over IPv4

Weekly average per target, in Mbps. Each target is only compared with itself.

No network results yet.

## About Amazon Lightsail

We create Amazon Lightsail servers through their API, run YABS with the same flags as every other provider, and destroy the server as soon as results are saved. Plan and price data is synced from the Amazon Lightsail API, last synced Oct 3, 2026.