They run a fastapi, redis and worker setup on Lightsail containers for about $7 a month. They say it held up when about 25k signups arrived in under an hour, apart from the queue filling up.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
63% Positive8%29% Negative
Users like Amazon Lightsail as a simple, predictably priced host for WordPress and small apps, with several reporting long stable runs.
What customers love, and what they don’tWhat customers noticed
Customer reviews (24)
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They run a 6-domain WordPress multisite on Lightsail, finding it fast to deploy and cheap; they paid $4.50 per month for years and now pay $12 per month.
They use Lightsail, find it super easy to deploy and say it does not cost much for their uses.
Hosts a WordPress site on Lightsail for $4 AUD/month with managed backups and one-click database.
Lightsail includes 1TB egress, worth about $100/month on EC2; a good deal.
A user who left Bluehost for AWS Lightsail finds it cheaper and faster.
Likes Lightsail for good prices and uptime.
Springboot backend and React frontend on the cheapest Lightsail instance; so far so good.
Common questions about Amazon Lightsail
What do customers say about Amazon Lightsail?
Users like Amazon Lightsail as a simple, predictably priced host for WordPress and small apps, with several reporting long stable runs. The main complaint is poor performance, with WordPress sites freezing or locking up under little load, which some blamed on CPU limits.
Is Amazon Lightsail worth it?
Of the 6 reviews with a clear verdict, 67% are positive, 17% mixed and 17% negative. The praise mentioned most is great value. The most common complaint is slow.
What do people like about Amazon Lightsail?
The praise reviewers mention most: great value (8 reviews), easy to use (7 reviews) and reliable (6 reviews). For example: Hosts a WordPress site on Lightsail for $4 AUD/month with managed backups and one-click database.
What are the most common complaints about Amazon Lightsail?
The complaints reviewers mention most: slow (5 reviews), hidden fees (1 review) and poor support (1 review). For example: Lightsail has memory issues running WordPress and needs tweaking despite being marketed as ready to go.
What does the signal score of 63 mean?
It's how well reviewed Amazon Lightsail is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Amazon Lightsail?
Category: Cloud platform.
Where do these Amazon Lightsail reviews come from?
24 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
