Vercel vs AWS Lightsail
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Vercel (serverless) and AWS Lightsail (vps) overlap on 9 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Vercelserverless
| Hobby | $0/mo |
| Pro | $20/mo |
AWS Lightsailvps
| $5 bundle | $5/mo |
| $7 bundle | $7/mo |
| $12 bundle | $12/mo |
| $20 bundle | $20/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Vercel | AWS Lightsail | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |
| Nuxt | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |
| Astro | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |
| SvelteKit | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |
| Remix / React Router | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |
| Node.js API | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |
| Ghost | $0 (Hobby) | $7 ($7 bundle) | Vercel |
| Strapi | $0 (Hobby) | $7 ($7 bundle) | Vercel |
| Static site | $0 (Hobby) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Vercel |