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Managed Databases · $397.1/mo (32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's 32GB PostgreSQL plan is significantly overpriced compared to true equivalents. Multiple providers offer 16GB managed PostgreSQL at 55-85% lower cost, and even accounting for the 2x RAM difference, you're paying a substantial premium. The best value comes from OVHcloud's PostgreSQL Discovery-B3-16 at $337.92/mo, which undercuts DigitalOcean by $59/mo for half the resources, suggesting DigitalOcean's per-GB pricing is poor.
Native PostgreSQL at 16GB RAM / 4 vCPU for $337.92/mo with 99.99% SLA and 320GB-1.6TB usable storage, cutting DigitalOcean's price by $59/mo despite half the RAM.
Caveat: Only 4 vCPU vs DigitalOcean's 8, and APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; verify your region and traffic patterns.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XS | $158/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 6vCPU/16GB (0 rep) | $240/mo | 16 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 320 GB | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 16GB Standard | $245/mo |
16GB RAM / 6 vCPU standalone PostgreSQL at $250/mo with 99.99% SLA and $0.005/GB bandwidth overage, saving $147/mo vs DigitalOcean.
Caveat: Spec is ESTIMATED from pricing patterns, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more; verify exact PostgreSQL version and backup inclusion.
16GB RAM / 4 vCPU PostgreSQL at $245/mo with 300GB included transfer, 99.9% SLA, and data encryption, saving $152/mo.
Caveat: Data transfer overage is $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region, which is 9-13x higher than DigitalOcean's $0.01/GB; monitor egress carefully.
16GB RAM / 6 vCPU managed database at $240/mo with 320GB disk and 100% network uptime SLA, saving $157/mo.
Caveat: This is MySQL, not PostgreSQL; bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; confirm your database engine requirement.
Native PostgreSQL at 16GB RAM / 4 vCPU for just $158/mo with 50GB SSD, saving $239/mo and offering the lowest sticker price.
Caveat: Only 4 vCPU and 50GB storage vs DigitalOcean's 32GB RAM / 8 vCPU; SLA ranges 99.9-99.99% depending on tier; public egress from Object Storage is EUR 0.01/GB after 75GB free.
Before you switch
| 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 480 GB |
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| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 16 GB - Standalone | $250/mo | 16 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 320 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-16 | $284.04/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-16 | $295.5/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-16 | $337.92/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-16 | $337.92/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-16 | $339.01/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-16 | $402.6/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-16 | $506.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-4 | $750/mo | 30.5 GB RAM, 768 GB | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Scale | $962/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-10 | $3500/mo | 25 GB RAM | Visit |
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