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Managed Databases · $927/mo (64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's 64GB MySQL plan is significantly overpriced compared to competitors offering comparable or better specs at half the cost. Multiple providers offer 32GB managed databases for $480-$676/mo with similar performance, and scaling up to 64GB on those platforms would still undercut DigitalOcean substantially.
Half the price of DigitalOcean with half the RAM/vCPU, making it ideal if you don't need the full 64GB; scales more cost-effectively than DigitalOcean's tier pricing.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center location, so confirm your region's rate before committing.
Matches Vultr's price with 99.99% SLA (vs DigitalOcean's implied lower SLA) and lower bandwidth overage rates ($0.005/GB vs DigitalOcean's $0.01/GB).
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more, so verify if you need redundancy.
Competitive 32GB option with 400GB transfer included and data encryption; 99.9% SLA provides reasonable reliability at half DigitalOcean's cost.
Caveat: Data transfer overage rates are region-dependent and can reach $0.132/GB, significantly higher than DigitalOcean's $0.01/GB.
Closest spec match to DigitalOcean (32GB, 8vCPU, MySQL) with 99.99% SLA and 2-4 Gbps bandwidth; still 27% cheaper than DigitalOcean's 64GB tier.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; storage range is 640GB-3.2TB so verify your disk needs.
Only option matching DigitalOcean's 64GB RAM and 8vCPU spec; includes HA, backups, and connection pooling out of the box.
Caveat: 2x more expensive than DigitalOcean; storage billed separately at $0.28/GB; machine prices vary by region; no published platform SLA.
Before you switch
| 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 | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 960 GB | Visit |
| 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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