Amazon Lightsail Pricing Calculator
Estimate bundled instance, database, and container plans — plus data transfer overages and add-ons — before the headline monthly price hides the real bill.
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Read the full breakdown — Amazon Lightsail Pricing covers billing dimensions, traps, and a 30-day cleanup plan.
Resource & bundle
us-east-1 list rates, pricing as of 2026-06-18. Windows bundles use ~2× Linux list price. EC2 comparison is a planning estimate, not parity. Source: AWS public pricing .
Who This Tool Is For
Developers and small teams wanting flat monthly VPS pricing without EC2 line-item math.
Why We Built This Tool
Bundles include compute, SSD, and transfer — but overages bill at $0.09/GB and add-ons (load balancer, snapshots, static IP) stack independently.
What Problem It Solves
- Transfer overage cliffs. Viral traffic can make overages 10–20× the bundle price.
- Bundle tier lock-in. Scaling means jumping to the next fixed bundle, not right-sizing.
- Migration friction. Moving to EC2 later requires snapshot export and add-on rebuild.
Compare with the EC2 pricing calculator or explore cloud cost optimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do these Lightsail prices come from?
Rates are AWS published us-east-1 list prices (Amazon Lightsail pricing), pricing as of 2026-06-18.
Is Lightsail cheaper than EC2 for small workloads?
For workloads that fit inside a bundle — especially when included data transfer is used — Lightsail is often dramatically cheaper than EC2 + EBS + egress à la carte. The economics flip when traffic exceeds the bundle or you need EC2-only features.
What is the data transfer overage rate?
Outbound traffic above the bundle allowance bills at $0.09/GB — the same standard EC2 internet egress rate. A $10 bundle with 500 GB overage adds $45/month.
How does managed database pricing compare to RDS?
Smallest Lightsail managed DB tiers (~$15/mo) are similar to db.t4g.micro + storage on RDS. RDS is required for read replicas, IAM database auth, Performance Insights, and sub-minute Multi-AZ failover.
What does the load balancer add-on cost?
Lightsail load balancers cost $18/month each and include a free SSL certificate. Comparable ALB pricing starts around $16/month plus LCU charges.
How accurate is the EC2 comparison?
The EC2 à la carte estimate uses planning rates for instance hours, gp3 storage, and egress — labeled as a directional comparison, not AWS Pricing Calculator parity.