Hosting Ruby on Rails on AWS Lightsail
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
AWS Lightsail is a vps platform. Ruby on Rails needs roughly 1536MB RAM for a production server process, so the cheapest plan that actually fits depends on your traffic. Below is the cheapest AWS Lightsail plan that fits each traffic level, computed from current list prices.
Cheapest fitting plan by traffic
| Traffic | Plan | $/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby / side project (~5,000/mo) | $12 bundle | $12 | 60GB SSD |
| Startup / small business (~50,000/mo) | $12 bundle | $12 | 60GB SSD |
| E-commerce (~200,000/mo) | $12 bundle | $12 | 60GB SSD |
| High traffic (~1,000,000/mo) | $12 bundle | $12 | 60GB SSD |