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Managed Databases · $18.23/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's $18.23/mo plan is moderately priced but underspecced (1GB RAM, 1 vCPU) compared to cheaper alternatives offering 2GB RAM. Scaleway and Azure offer significantly better value at $11-12/mo with double the RAM, though with caveats around development-only tiers and burstable CPU models.
Cheapest option at $11/mo with 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU, saving $7.23/mo versus DigitalOcean.
Caveat: Tier is explicitly development/prototyping only with no HA; not suitable for production workloads.
| 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) |
32% cheaper at $12.41/mo with 2GB RAM and burstable CPU, plus 100GB free outbound bandwidth and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Burstable CPU model means performance is variable; storage and backup billed separately at ~$0.115/GB/mo; no reserved-instance discounts available.
18% cheaper at $15/mo with 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, and 25GB disk; 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; product is MySQL not PostgreSQL; specs match DigitalOcean more closely than alternatives above.
18% cheaper at $15/mo with 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40GB disk, and 100GB included transfer.
Caveat: No data encryption; bandwidth overage rates are high ($0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region); 99.9% SLA is lower than DigitalOcean.
12% cheaper at $16/mo with 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB SSD, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA replica); HA clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on at ~20-25% of instance price; outbound bandwidth billed at $0.005/GB after allowance.
Before you switch
| $15/mo |
| 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB |
| Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 1GB Standard | $15/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB | 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 |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-5 | $200/mo | 1 GB RAM | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Autonomous Database (ATP/ADW) · Serverless - 1 ECPU | $245.28/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
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