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Managed Databases · $927/mo (64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's 64GB MySQL plan is significantly overpriced compared to alternatives. You can get comparable or better specs for 48-73% less by switching to Vultr, Linode, AWS Lightsail, or OVHcloud, though you'll need to verify exact feature parity and bandwidth allowances for your workload.
Half the price of DigitalOcean with half the specs (32GB/8vCPU vs 64GB/16vCPU), but still a strong value for most production MySQL workloads and includes 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; you're getting half the compute and memory, so verify this fits your actual load.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 8vCPU/32GB (0 rep) | $480/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 32 GB - Standalone | $480/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 32GB Standard | $490/mo |
Matches Vultr's price and specs with a 99.99% SLA and lower bandwidth overage rate ($0.005/GB vs Vultr's variable rate).
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing and not directly confirmed; backups and HA clustering are expensive add-ons that could push total cost higher.
Slightly higher than Vultr/Linode but includes 400GB monthly transfer and data encryption; 99.9% SLA and AWS ecosystem integration.
Caveat: Data transfer overage is expensive ($0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region) and varies significantly; you're still at half DigitalOcean's specs.
Closest spec match to DigitalOcean (32GB/8vCPU single node) at 27% savings with 99.99% SLA and 2-4 Gbps network throughput.
Caveat: Still half DigitalOcean's RAM and vCPU; IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026.
Matches DigitalOcean's 64GB/8vCPU spec exactly and includes HA, backups, and connection pooling built-in (DigitalOcean does not).
Caveat: This is Postgres, not MySQL; pricing varies by region; storage billed separately at $0.28/GB; no published platform SLA; total cost will exceed $1922 once storage is added.
Before you switch
| 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 960 GB |
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| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-32 | $568.16/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-32 | $590.94/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-32 | $634.3/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-32 | $675.83/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-32 | $675.83/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-32 | $755.48/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-32 | $987.25/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-5 | $1400/mo | 61 GB RAM, 1024 GB | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Performance | $1922/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-12 | $6500/mo | 50 GB RAM | Visit |
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