Heroku Postgres · $0/mo (128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 102400 GB)
Heroku's Advanced 128G-Performance tier pricing is not published and requires sales contact, making direct comparison impossible. However, several managed database providers offer transparent, published pricing at 64GB RAM with comparable or better specs at $566–$1,351/mo, which suggests Heroku's unpublished rate is likely significantly higher. The lack of published pricing itself is a red flag for budget-conscious teams.
Cheapest published alternative with 64GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 99.99% SLA, and transparent pricing; no sales call required.
Caveat: Half the RAM and vCPU of Heroku's tier; bandwidth overages at $0.01/GB after pooled allowance.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Memory Optimized 64GB | $566.85/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · Valkey Mem-Opt 8vCPU/64GB (0 rep) | $650/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 64 GB - Standalone |
Published pricing, 64GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 100% network uptime SLA, and straightforward billing.
Caveat: Half the RAM and vCPU of Heroku's tier; bandwidth overage rates vary by data center.
Matches Heroku's 16 vCPU count at 64GB RAM with published pricing, 99.99% SLA, and 1280GB SSD storage.
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; backups and HA are separate add-ons (20-25% and 2-3x multiplier respectively).
Native PostgreSQL with 64GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1.28-6.4TB storage, 99.99% SLA, and published per-hour pricing.
Caveat: Still half Heroku's RAM; IPv4 and APAC egress charges apply after 2026; single-node (HA is 2-3x cost).
Includes HA, backups, and connection pooling out of the box at 64GB RAM; transparent per-region pricing.
Caveat: Half Heroku's RAM; storage billed separately at $0.28/GB; extra RAM, snapshots, and cross-region traffic incur additional fees; no published platform SLA.
Before you switch
| $950/mo |
| 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD |
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| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-64 | $1181.87/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-64 | $1351.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-64 | $1351.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-64 | $1382.77/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Performance | $1922/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-64 | $1969.69/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Production B3-64 | $2272.34/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |