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Amazon Lightsail

Score9.6 out of 10

21 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+18%

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

Cat avg: 8.5

+20%

Operating system support

Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

Cat avg: 8.3

+15%

Security controls

Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES

Cat avg: 8.7

+32%

Automation

Automation of administrative tasks

Cat avg: 7.6

Worst Performing Features

-43%

Dynamic scaling

Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

Cat avg: 8.8

+1%

Pre-configured templates

Pre-defined templates for virtual machines

Cat avg: 7.9

+4%

Monitoring tools

Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected

Cat avg: 7.7

Amazon Lightsail Features from Reviews

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

IaaS provides the basic building blocks for an IT infrastructure like servers, storage, and networking, in an on-demand model over the Internet

8.8+6%
  • Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

    The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

    Category average: 8.5

  • Dynamic scaling

    Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

    Category average: 8.8

  • Elastic load balancing

    Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers

    Category average: 9

  • Pre-configured templates

    Pre-defined templates for virtual machines

    Category average: 7.9

  • Monitoring tools

    Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected

    Category average: 7.7

  • Pre-defined machine images

    Range of different server configurations available

    Category average: 8.3

  • Operating system support

    Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

    Category average: 8.3

  • Security controls

    Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES

    Category average: 8.7

  • Automation

    Automation of administrative tasks

    Category average: 7.6