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Managed Databases · $15/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
DigitalOcean's Valkey Basic 1GB at $15/mo is fairly priced for a managed in-memory store, but two cheaper alternatives offer better specs or lower cost with acceptable trade-offs. Scaleway and Azure both undercut the price while providing more RAM, though Scaleway is development-only and Azure's burstable tier has CPU limitations.
Saves $4/mo with 2GB RAM vs 1GB, 10GB SSD storage, and 1 vCPU at the same spec level.
Caveat: Development/prototyping only with no HA; not suitable for production workloads or high-availability requirements.
| 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) |
Saves $2.59/mo with 2GB RAM, 1 vCore, and includes 100GB free outbound bandwidth per month.
Caveat: Burstable CPU model means performance is not guaranteed; storage and backups billed separately (~$0.115/GB/mo); no reserved-instance discounts available on this tier.
Same $15/mo price but includes 25GB disk vs 10GB on DigitalOcean, with 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: No replication (0 rep) means no HA; bandwidth overage rates vary by data center location and are not clearly published.
Same $15/mo with 40GB disk (4x DigitalOcean) and 100GB monthly transfer included.
Caveat: No data encryption; bandwidth overage at $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region; 99.9% SLA is lower than some competitors.
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 |
Scaleway
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Vultr
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