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Amazon Lightsail vs HPE Helion comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Lightsail
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Helion
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
27th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Amazon Lightsail is 2.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Helion is 1.1%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Lightsail2.0%
HPE Helion1.1%
Other96.9%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Yash Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at Bisag-N
Cloud hosting has transformed our small team and now supports reliable client websites
The biggest limitation I have run into with Amazon Lightsail is scalability ceilings. It works great up to a point, but if a client's traffic grows significantly, I eventually hit a wall where I need to migrate to EC2 or ECS. That migration is not as seamless as it should be. There is no native auto-scaling like I get in EC2 Auto Scaling groups, which is a real gap for any project expecting variable or spike traffic. I would also love to see Amazon build a smoother upgrade path from Lightsail to more advanced AWS services without requiring a full re-architecture. The documentation for Amazon Lightsail is generally solid, but some of the more advanced topics like container service, networking, or VPC peering setup could use more practical examples and step-by-step guides. Debugging issues on containers inside Lightsail is also a bit limited. The log visibility is not as rich as what I get with CloudWatch on ECS. A more integrated in-console log viewer and better error messaging when deployments fail would save a lot of back and forth troubleshooting time.
it_user568056 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Indra
It provides access to private and public clouds. I would like to be able to select the best private cloud.
I would like to be able to select the best private cloud to use in terms of service and cost. If I need to put an application on the cloud, I would like to know which provider to use. I would like to know the best option for this application.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features are the usability and customer service."
"EC2 instances are pre-configured and upgraded, so you can simply select and instantly pay for an EC2 instance to set up WordPress, Node.js, or a server container using Docker."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The intuitive management console of Amazon Lightsail is very good because it is simple; with just a few clicks, I can set a blog online, a WordPress blog online, a new e-commerce online, or just a new application with NodeJS."
"Amazon Lightsail has positively impacted my organization by expanding what my small team can deliver."
"The most valuable features are the usability and customer service."
"Amazon Lightsail is a virtual instance that is a service of Amazon AWS, designed to store data securely and provide applications through the cloud at an affordable cost to the SME sector."
"We use Amazon Lightsail for hosting security components in-house and AI modules."
"Helion Being backed by a vendor (HPE) rather than vanilla openstack gives us a little more confidence that the product is now at a level of maturity where we are happy to start consuming open technologies."
"The most valuable feature is our access to private and public clouds."
"We have many more services, including self-service, and we don't have to call IT and wait for weeks or months for service, which is the biggest benefit for our business."
"HPE Helion provides access to world-class personnel and skill sets, and their ability to perform repeatedly at a high standard provides a positive experience."
"It's improved the delivery of services to our clients, and I believe my clients get new business and better performance."
 

Cons

"To improve, I feel the disk management is too basic. I can't easily partition the disk for the operating system. I have to follow the main configuration that is already set up in the template. To partition the disk, I would need to deploy the operating system first and then make changes, but it's not an ideal method. I would recommend improving the disk management."
"Backward compatibility and the flexibility to choose software versions while installing would be improvements."
"The disadvantage I see is data storage; if any data crash occurs in the cloud server, that will lead to significant losses for the customer."
"When you need to add some custom rules to Amazon Lightsail, the auto scaling feature is a bit difficult."
"Amazon Lightsail should have some kind of scale service. To be more clear, if I need to scale up my instance or VPS, I need to create a snapshot and create a new instance from this snapshot with more resources, such as CPU, RAM, or disk."
"I don't see this solution as enterprise-ready, for bigger companies like banks."
"Currently, there is limited support available while installing or configuring it, and resources are primarily available through community-contributed articles."
"I don't see this solution as enterprise-ready, for bigger companies like banks."
"With a lot of the services we use, we need a single dashboard that could do more."
"We need improvements for more hybrid use. Right now, the system is very focused on pay-as-you-go cloud services, and our customers are looking for more a hybrid use."
"Some improvements I think are needed are greater stability and more up to date packages."
"I would like to be able to select the best private cloud to use in terms of service and cost."
"If they could reduce the cost, that would be good as there is much competition, and many companies and organizations are looking to reduce costs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Lightsail is available at an affordable cost starting from five dollars per month."
"Amazon Lightsail is a bit cheaper than Amazon EC2."
"The affordability of starting at five dollars makes it an attractive option for startups and medium-sized companies, aligning with budget considerations while offering essential cloud services."
"The prices are better than EC2 machines, for instance, because they are simplified management, but it works well, and I am able to run everything that I need on it."
"The services that it provides are good for the price."
"A few months ago, Lightsail's pricing increased, likely due to the addition of the new VPC feature."
"It's very cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Lightsail?
Lightsail is available at an affordable cost starting from five dollars per month. This cost may increase with additional features like a static IP.
What needs improvement with Amazon Lightsail?
Amazon Lightsail should have some kind of scale service. To be more clear, if I need to scale up my instance or VPS, I need to create a snapshot and create a new instance from this snapshot with mo...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Lightsail?
We have a blog that was hosted on Pagely, and we needed to migrate to AWS because of Pagely's pricing. We are using the VPS instance, specifically the WordPress VPS instance. We are also using the ...
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HPE Helion Cloud, HP Helion
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
ACA Fashion Software, myLoc, Mendix, Comline AG, Nava Solutions, 20th Century Fox, Zhejiang University, iService Global, Okinawa Cross Head, Creative Photo Cloud, Zuora, Ormuco, Ecad, MyCloud, Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS)
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