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Heroku Postgres · $0/mo (256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 102400 GB)
Heroku's Advanced 256G-Performance tier has no published pricing and requires sales contact, making direct comparison impossible. However, the listed alternatives at 128GB RAM are 2-10x cheaper per month ($1,300-$4,544 vs. unknown Heroku cost), though they offer half the RAM and vCPU. If you need 256GB, Heroku's opaque pricing and enterprise-tier hidden costs (Private Spaces premium, Essential tier reliability cliff, add-on overages) make it a poor value proposition compared to transparent, published alternatives.
Cheapest published managed database option with 128GB RAM, 100% network uptime SLA, and transparent pricing; no sales-contact requirement.
Caveat: Half the RAM and vCPU of Heroku Advanced tier; bandwidth overage rates vary by data center and may add cost.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | Managed Databases · Valkey Mem-Opt 16vCPU/128GB (0 rep) | $1300/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · Valkey Memory Optimized 128GB | $1300/mo | 128 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 128 GB - Standalone |
Same price as Vultr with 99.99% SLA, 325GB disk, and clear bandwidth overage policy ($0.01/GB); strong reliability guarantee.
Caveat: Half the RAM and vCPU of Heroku Advanced tier; bandwidth overages can accumulate if not monitored.
128GB RAM with 24 vCPU (more than Vultr/DO), 2560GB SSD, 99.99% SLA, and transparent per-GB bandwidth pricing ($0.005-0.015/GB).
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing and not directly confirmed; backups and HA clustering are separate add-ons (20-25% and 2-3x multiplier respectively).
Native PostgreSQL (matching Heroku product type) with 128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2.56TB-12.8TB storage, and 99.99% SLA; published pricing.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; still half Heroku's RAM but transparent cost structure.
Before you switch
| $1980/mo |
| 128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2560 GB SSD |
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| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-128 | $2478.28/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-128 | $3979.23/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Production B3-128 | $4544.54/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
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