G2 Vendor Directory

UpCloud vs. Amazon Lightsail

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricUpCloud

by UpCloud Ltd.

Amazon Lightsail

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall rating4.64.3
Review count8559
Ease of use9.48.8
Ease of setup9.58.5
Quality of support9.58.0
Meets requirements9.18.7
NPS80.95238155.555556
Small Business80.0%55.9%
Mid-Market5.9%25.4%
Enterprise14.1%18.6%
Total page views507228
Total LLM citations12,5501,737

UpCloud

UpCloud is European cloud service provider. Everything from Public Cloud to Private Cloud to Managed Kubernetes & Databases. With a global cloud platform spanning four continents, we offer a reliable, ISO27001 certified & GDPR compliant cloud-native product portfolio in 15 locations worldwide. Our 99.999% SLA ensures uninterrupted services, empowering businesses worldwide to thrive. Formed in 2012, UpCloud is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Pros

  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Speed Performance
  • Affordable
  • 24/7 Support
  • Performance

Amazon Lightsail

Amazon Lightsail is the easiest way to get started with AWS for developers, small businesses, students, and other users who need a simple virtual private server (VPS) solution. Lightsail provides developers compute, storage, and networking capacity and capabilities to deploy and manage websites and web applications in the cloud. Lightsail includes everything you need to launch your project quickly – a virtual machine, SSD-based storage, data transfer, DNS management, and a static IP – for a low, predictable monthly price.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Management Ease
  • Configuration Ease
  • Efficiency
  • Reliability
  • Real-time Analytics