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Managed Databases · $20.3/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's $20.30/mo plan is overpriced for the specs. Scaleway and Azure offer 2GB RAM for $11-12/mo, while Vultr and AWS Lightsail match or beat the price at $15/mo with more disk. Even accounting for hidden costs, you can save 40-50% by switching.
Half the price with double the RAM (2GB vs 1GB) and 10GB SSD storage included; suitable for dev/staging workloads.
Caveat: Development-only tier with no HA; not recommended for production; egress overages at EUR 0.01/GB after 75GB free.
39% cheaper with 2GB RAM, burstable CPU model, and 99.99% SLA; storage/backup billed separately but still competitive.
Caveat: Burstable tier has no reserved-instance discounts; storage at ~$0.115/GB/mo adds cost for larger databases; outbound bandwidth billed above 100GB/month.
26% cheaper with same RAM/vCPU but 25GB disk (vs none listed for DigitalOcean); 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: MySQL only, not PostgreSQL; bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; no HA replica mentioned.
26% cheaper with 40GB disk and 100GB monthly transfer included; simpler pricing than core AWS.
Caveat: No data encryption; bandwidth overages at $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region; 99.9% SLA vs DigitalOcean's implied higher tier.
21% cheaper with 25GB SSD and 99.99% SLA; confirmed pricing; outbound bandwidth at $0.005/GB is competitive.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA replica); backups are a separate add-on (~$3.20-4/mo); HA clusters cost 2-3x more.
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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