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AWS Lightsail's $0.09/GB Bandwidth Overage Is a Trap for Small Projects
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- Galaxy Cloud Solutions Features Blog Pricing About Terms Client Portal Back to Blog AWS Lightsail vs Galaxy Cloud Solutions: An Honest Comparison (2026) Published May 2, 2026 7 min read Galaxy Cloud Solutions
- AWS Lightsail markets itself as the simple, affordable entry point into Amazon Web Services.
- Important: AWS Lightsail charges $0.09/GB for bandwidth overages.
Galaxy Cloud Solutions Features Blog Pricing About Terms Client Portal Back to Blog AWS Lightsail vs Galaxy Cloud Solutions: An Honest Comparison (2026) Published May 2, 2026 7 min read Galaxy Cloud Solutions
AWS Lightsail markets itself as the simple, affordable entry point into Amazon Web Services. The listed prices look clean and predictable. But once you account for bandwidth overages at $0.09/GB, the fact that stopped instances still get billed, and the gravitational pull toward other paid AWS services, the true cost is often much higher than the plan price suggests. Here is an honest comparison.
Important: AWS Lightsail charges $0.09/GB for bandwidth overages. Stopped instances still accrue full monthly charges.
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