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Managed Databases · $120/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB, 100 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $120/mo HA plan is competitively positioned but not the best value. OVHcloud and Linode offer comparable 4GB/2vCPU specs at $64-65/mo with similar or better SLAs, though you lose the redundant instance and HA failover that Lightsail includes. For true HA, Lightsail remains reasonable, but single-node alternatives deliver 45-46% savings.
Matches 4GB RAM and 2vCPU at less than half Lightsail's price with 99.99% SLA and 80-240GB usable storage.
Caveat: Single node only, no built-in HA; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; storage overage billed separately.
Identical specs and pricing to PostgreSQL variant; 99.99% SLA and 250 Mbps throughput.
Caveat: Single node only; storage overage at $0.0004/GB/hr; no redundant instance.
4GB RAM, 2vCPU, 80GB SSD at $65/mo with 99.99% SLA; straightforward pricing and no region-based egress cliffs.
Caveat: Estimated pricing (not directly confirmed); standalone only; HA clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on.
4GB RAM and 64GB disk at $50/mo with HA and higher reliability than Essential tier.
Caveat: Only 99.5% SLA on Essential tier (the cheaper option); Standard-0 SLA not published; add-on overages can force unplanned upgrades; requires established billing history.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-DEV-S | $11/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server · Burstable B1ms | $12.41/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 2GB | $19.6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · Single-node 1x2GB | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed PostgreSQL · Single-node 1x2GB | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 | $50/mo | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-HP 2vCPU/2GB (0 rep) | $54/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-4gb | $55/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 4 GB - Standalone | $65/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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