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Managed Databases · $115/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 240 GB, 200 GB transfer)
AWS Lightsail's 8GB Standard plan is significantly overpriced compared to mature managed database offerings with similar or better specs. Multiple providers offer 4GB tiers at 50-60% less, and a few match or exceed the 8GB/2vCPU spec at lower cost with better SLAs and more transparent pricing.
Matches AWS spec exactly (8GB RAM, 2 vCPU) at 30% lower cost with transparent per-GB storage billing and 99.9-99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Non-HA single node; egress beyond 75GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; smaller storage allocation (20GB vs 240GB) requires verification of your actual needs.
Matches 8GB/2vCPU spec at 17% lower cost with 99.99% SLA; 1-year reserved pricing offers 38% additional discount if you commit.
Caveat: Compute-only estimate excludes storage; outbound bandwidth billed above 100GB/month; Premium SSD IOPS/throughput billed separately; requires careful cost modeling for your workload.
Half the RAM but 40% cheaper with industry-leading 99.999% SLA; excellent for workloads that don't need 8GB.
Caveat: Only 50GB disk vs 240GB; backup add-ons cost 10-60% surcharge; data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy may incur overage charges despite free-egress marketing.
43% cheaper for 4GB tier with 99.99% SLA and transparent $0.005/GB overage billing; good middle ground if you can right-size to 4GB.
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; backups are a separate add-on (~20-25% of instance cost); HA clusters cost 2-3x more.
44% cheaper for 4GB/2vCPU with 99.99% SLA and 80-240GB usable storage; strong value if APAC region not required.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; additional storage billed at $0.0004/GB/hr.
Before you switch
| 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 |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 2vCPU/4GB (0 rep) | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · Single-node 2x4GB-50GB | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB | 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 |
| UpCloud | Managed PostgreSQL · Single-node 2x4GB-50GB | $68.61/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 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 | $95/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Essential DB1-4 | $98.62/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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