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Vitor Gabriel Reis Lux Barboza
Provides preconfigured templates for common setups and allows for easy configuration of firewall settings directly...
Lightsail has simplified the process of setting up and managing a virtual private server a lot. Because I'm able to do it in a few clicks and have... Read more →
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Engineyard or Heroku?
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  • "The services that it provides are good for the price."
  • "It's very cheap."
  • "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."
  • "Amazon Lightsail is a bit cheaper than Amazon EC2."

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    What do you like most about Amazon Lightsail?
    Top Answer:In Lightsail, they simplified to do it in as few clicks as possible. So, around ten clicks, I have a virtual machine deployed.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Lightsail?
    Top Answer: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 flat-rate pricing model of… more »
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    What needs improvement with Amazon Lightsail?
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    1,979
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    Overview

    Lightsail is ideal for simpler workloads, quick deployments, and getting started on AWS. It’s designed to help you start small, and then scale as you grow.

    Engine Yard Cloud is a leading cloud application platform, a convenient and easy-to-use portal where web application developers can build, test, and execute their applications.

    Sample Customers
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    MTV, Estee Lauder, Audi, Appboy, Badgeville, Vitrue, RepairPal, and TST Media.
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Educational Organization9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Amazon Lightsail is ranked 14th in PaaS Clouds with 4 reviews while Engine Yard Cloud is ranked 23rd in PaaS Clouds. Amazon Lightsail is rated 8.2, while Engine Yard Cloud is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Amazon Lightsail writes "Provides preconfigured templates for common setups and allows for easy configuration of firewall settings directly from the console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Engine Yard Cloud writes "Engineyard or Heroku?". Amazon Lightsail is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Heroku, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Google App Engine, whereas Engine Yard Cloud is most compared with Heroku and AT&T Platform as a Service.

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