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Managed Databases · $245/mo (16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 480 GB, 300 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's 16GB Standard plan is significantly overpriced compared to mature managed database offerings. Multiple providers offer 8GB tiers at 50-70% lower cost with comparable or better specs, and stepping up to 16GB equivalents still undercuts AWS by 30-45%. The main trade-off is that most alternatives have lower vCPU counts (2 vs 4), but for most database workloads this is not a bottleneck.
Matches AWS's 4 vCPU count at half the price, includes 160GB disk, and bandwidth overage is transparent and region-specific rather than AWS's wide variance.
Caveat: Only 8GB RAM vs AWS's 16GB; you may need to upgrade if your workload requires more memory.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 8GB | $76.25/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XXS (non-HA) | $80/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server · General Purpose D2s |
Offers 4 vCPU and 160GB SSD at 47% savings; includes 99.99% SLA and transparent $0.005/GB overage pricing after pooled allowance.
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear pricing pattern, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more if you need redundancy.
Delivers 4 vCPU per node in a 2-node HA cluster with 99.999% SLA, making it more resilient than AWS's single-node equivalent at 29% lower cost.
Caveat: Only 50GB disk per node (100GB total) vs AWS's 480GB; backup add-ons range from +10% to +60% depending on retention policy.
Provides 8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 160-800GB usable storage at 31% savings with 99.99% SLA and transparent per-GB overage pricing.
Caveat: Only 2 vCPU vs AWS's 4; storage is billed separately at EUR 0.0004/GB/hr for capacity beyond the base tier.
Includes 256GB disk (vs AWS's 480GB) and higher reliability features like fork/follow; 18% cheaper and suitable for teams already on Heroku.
Caveat: Essential tier has only 99.5% SLA and no HA; Standard tier pricing is published but Advanced tier requires sales contact; add-on overages can force unplanned upgrades.
Before you switch
| $95/mo |
| 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU |
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| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-8gb | $100/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Production B3-8 | $107.75/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 4vCPU/8GB (0 rep) | $120/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-8 | $127.17/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 8 GB - Standalone | $130/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-8 | $147.75/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-8 | $169/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-8 | $169/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-8 | $173.01/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · 2-node 4x8GB-50GB | $175/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-2 | $200/mo | 8 GB RAM, 256 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-8 | $212.65/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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