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Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server · $95/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU)
Azure's $95/mo General Purpose D2s is significantly overpriced for a managed PostgreSQL database. Multiple providers offer comparable or better specs (4GB RAM, 2 vCPU) at $37-$68/mo with lower hidden-cost exposure. Even accounting for Azure's reserved-instance discounts (38-55% off), the best alternatives undercut Azure's discounted rates.
Cheapest option with 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, 99.99% SLA matches Azure, and minimal hidden-cost surface (bandwidth overage only at $0.01/GB).
Caveat: Product is OpenSearch (Elasticsearch-compatible), not PostgreSQL; verify workload compatibility.
PostgreSQL-native, $50/mo for 4GB RAM and 64GB disk, includes 120 max connections and fork/follow HA features Standard tier does not impose the 99.5% SLA cliff of Essential.
Caveat: Requires established payment history for Performance dynos; SLA not separately published for Standard tier; add-on overages can force unplanned upgrades.
PostgreSQL-native at $55/mo for 4GB RAM, 99.95% SLA, and per-second billing allows cost optimization via scale-to-zero.
Caveat: Only 1 vCPU (vs Azure's 2); storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month; bandwidth overage at ~$0.15/GB adds cost if you exceed workspace allowance.
PostgreSQL-native, 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU at $64.24/mo with 99.99% SLA, 80-240GB usable storage, and 250 Mbps throughput.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; storage overage at $0.0004/GB/hr adds cost beyond included tier.
PostgreSQL-native with industry-leading 99.999% SLA, 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, 50GB SSD storage included.
Caveat: Backups are a separate add-on surcharge (10-60% depending on frequency); data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy can incur overage charges despite free-egress marketing.
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 |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 4GB Standard | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 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 |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Essential DB1-4 | $98.62/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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