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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 Scaleway is development-only and Azure's storage/backup costs extra.
Lowest price at $11/mo with 2GB RAM (vs 1GB on DigitalOcean) and 10GB SSD storage included, saving $7.23/month.
Caveat: Development/prototyping tier only with no HA available; not suitable for production workloads.
32% cheaper at $12.41/mo with 2GB RAM and burstable CPU, plus 99.99% SLA vs DigitalOcean's standard tier.
Caveat: Storage and backups billed separately (~$0.115/GB/mo); outbound bandwidth charged above 100GB/month free tier.
18% cheaper at $15/mo with matching 1GB RAM/1vCPU specs and 25GB disk; 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: MySQL only (not PostgreSQL); bandwidth overage rates vary by data center location.
18% cheaper at $15/mo with 1GB RAM, 1vCPU, 40GB disk, and 100GB monthly transfer included.
Caveat: No data encryption; bandwidth overage rates $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region.
12% cheaper at $16/mo with 1GB RAM, 1vCPU, 25GB SSD, and 99.99% SLA; confirmed pricing.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA replica); backups are a separate add-on (~20-25% surcharge); outbound bandwidth $0.005/GB after pooled allowance.
Before you switch
| 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) | $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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