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Amazon Lightsail vs. City Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Lightsail
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Lightsail is a virtual private server (VPS) designed to present an easy-to-use cloud platform that offers everything needed to build an application or website, plus a cost-effective, monthly plan.
$3.50
per month
City Cloud
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
City Cloud from Swedish hosting company City Network is an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering.
$105
hourly
Pricing
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Editions & Modules
512 MB Linux
$3.50
per month
1 GB Linux
$5.00
per month
2 GB Linux
$10.00
per month
Basic level technical support
€105
hourly
In-depth technical support
€135
hourly
Expert level technical support
€160
hourly
Architect
€200
hourly
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—All prices exclude VAT.
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Community Pulse
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Lightsail
9.1
5 Ratings
11% above category average
City Cloud
-
Ratings
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic scaling9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Elastic load balancing9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-configured templates8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring tools8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Operating system support9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Security controls8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Small Businesses
Akamai Cloud Computing
Akamai Cloud Computing
Score 9.0 out of 10
Akamai Cloud Computing
Akamai Cloud Computing
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.1 out of 10
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.1 out of 10
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon LightsailCity Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
We utilized Amazon Lightsail to get a web application proof of concept up and running. It's easy to set up, requires minimal configuration, and lets us to concentrate on the coding. It's designed to help you get started fast and easily, but it's not designed for corporate applications or workloads.
AP
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City Network Hosting AB
No answers on this topic
Pros
Amazon AWS
  • static web hosting & non public managments
  • low cost remote access
  • media distribution
Verified User
Anonymous
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City Network Hosting AB
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • slow
  • complex integration to AWS Cloudwatch - complex setup required
  • No IPv6, a big downside
  • less value compared with Linode or Digital Ocean
Verified User
Anonymous
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City Network Hosting AB
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
Amazon Lightsail is a great platform. Before we started using it, we were using AWS EC2 instances as our primary servers after being dissatisfied with other providers. After Amazon Lightsail's introduction, we were able to reduce our operating costs, improve our quality assurance tasks, and provide much more efficient and better apps with our microservices architecture.
Sandesh Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sandesh Singh
FrontEnd Development Engineer
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City Network Hosting AB
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Saved a lot of time on set up and configuration
  • Saved money on trial period
  • Customer service was less helpful
Verified User
Anonymous
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City Network Hosting AB
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