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Managed Databases · $240/mo (16 GB RAM, 6 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's Valkey Basic 16GB is fairly priced for its specs, but several providers offer meaningfully cheaper 8GB alternatives if you can scale down. AWS Lightsail matches your RAM/vCPU at nearly identical cost with more disk, while OVHcloud's Valkey option costs more. For true 16GB parity, you're in a narrow market.
Half the price with half the RAM; ideal if your workload fits 8GB and you need to cut costs aggressively.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center and are not clearly published; you lose 2GB RAM and 130GB disk versus DigitalOcean.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 4vCPU/8GB (0 rep) | $120/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 8 GB - Standalone | $130/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XS | $158/mo |
54% cheaper than DigitalOcean with better SLA (99.99% vs implied lower); includes 8GB RAM and 4 vCPU.
Caveat: Pricing is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing and not directly confirmed; backups and HA are expensive add-ons (20-25% and 2-3x multiplier respectively); you lose 8GB RAM and 130GB disk.
34% cheaper with matching 16GB RAM and 4 vCPU; good SLA (99.9-99.99%) and European data residency if needed.
Caveat: Only 50GB SSD disk versus DigitalOcean's 290GB; egress beyond 75GB/month costs EUR 0.01/GB; fewer vCPUs (4 vs 6).
27% cheaper with 2-node HA cluster and industry-leading 99.999% SLA; good for high-availability workloads.
Caveat: Only 8GB RAM per node and 50GB disk; backup add-ons are expensive (10-60% surcharge); data transfer overages possible despite 'free egress' marketing.
Nearly identical price to DigitalOcean with matching 16GB RAM; includes 480GB disk (65% more) and 300GB transfer allowance.
Caveat: Data transfer overages are expensive ($0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region, up to 13x DigitalOcean's rate); only 4 vCPU versus DigitalOcean's 6; 99.9% SLA is lower than some competitors.
Before you switch
| 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB SSD |
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| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · 2-node 4x8GB-50GB | $175/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-2 | $200/mo | 8 GB RAM, 256 GB | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 16GB Standard | $245/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 480 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Essential DB1-15 | $255.72/mo | 15 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Essential DB1-15 | $255.72/mo | 15 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-16 | $284.04/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-15 | $284.26/mo | 15 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 |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Scale | $962/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-9 | $1450/mo | 10 GB RAM | Visit |
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