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Managed Databases · $30/mo (2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 80 GB, 100 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's $30/mo 2GB plan is competitively priced but faces stiff competition from UpCloud's identically-specced $30/mo managed databases with superior 99.999% SLA and included backups. Several cheaper alternatives exist if you can accept 1GB RAM or development-only tiers, though they sacrifice storage and reliability guarantees.
Identical specs (2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB disk) at the same $30/mo price, but with 99.999% SLA (vs AWS's implicit 99.9%) and 24-hour backups included.
Caveat: Backup add-ons (Day/Week/Month/Year) cost 10-60% surcharge; data transfer overages possible despite fair-use policy marketing.
| 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 |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 1vCPU/1GB (0 rep) |
Saves $19/mo (63%) with matching 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU at $11/mo, plus 75GB free egress per month.
Caveat: Development/prototyping only with no HA; 10GB SSD disk is much smaller than AWS's 80GB; not suitable for production workloads.
Saves $17.59/mo (59%) with 2GB RAM and 1 vCore at $12.41/mo, plus 100GB free outbound bandwidth per month.
Caveat: CPU-burstable model means performance is not guaranteed; storage and backups billed separately (~$0.115/GB/mo); no reserved-instance discounts available on this tier.
Saves $14/mo (47%) at $16/mo with 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, and 25GB SSD; includes 40GB free outbound bandwidth.
Caveat: Only 1GB RAM (vs 2GB on AWS); standalone with no HA replica; backups and HA upgrades cost extra (20-25% surcharge and 2-3x multiplier respectively).
Saves $11/mo (37%) at $19/mo with 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU; includes connection pooling and backups.
Caveat: Only 0.5 vCPU (shared/fractional, not dedicated); storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month; bandwidth overage at ~$0.15/GB; 99.95% SLA is lower than AWS.
Before you switch
| $15/mo |
| 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB |
| Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · Valkey Basic 1GB | $15/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 1 GB - Standalone | $16/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Basic-1gb | $19/mo | 1 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 |
| Render | Render Key Value (Redis-compatible) · Standard | $32/mo | 1 GB RAM | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Basic | $38/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 | $50/mo | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 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 |
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