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Heroku Postgres · $200/mo (4 GB RAM, 64 GB)
Heroku Premium-0 at $200/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer 4GB RAM PostgreSQL at $30-65/mo with comparable or better reliability and storage. However, Heroku's main value is operational simplicity and tight platform integration, not raw cost.
Matches your 4GB RAM spec at 1/3.6x the price with 99.95% uptime SLA and straightforward per-second billing.
Caveat: Persistent disk storage ($0.25/GB/mo) and bandwidth overages ($0.15/GB estimated) are billed separately; storage overage at $0.30/GB/mo can add up quickly.
| 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 |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 2GB |
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80-240GB usable storage, 99.99% SLA at 1/3.1x Heroku's price with no per-connection limits.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; additional storage beyond 240GB incurs $0.0004/GB/hr overage.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB SSD, 99.99% SLA at 1/3.1x Heroku cost; Akamai backing provides strong infrastructure credibility.
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; backups are a separate add-on (~$13-16/mo); HA clusters cost 2-3x more.
Cheapest 2GB option at 1/6.7x Heroku's price with exceptional 99.999% SLA and 24h backups included.
Caveat: Only 2GB RAM vs your 4GB; single-node (no HA); backup add-ons (Day/Week/Month/Year) add 10-60% surcharge; data transfer overages possible despite 'free egress' marketing.
2GB RAM, 80GB disk, 100GB transfer included, 99.9% SLA at 1/6.7x Heroku cost; AWS ecosystem integration if you use other AWS services.
Caveat: Only 2GB RAM vs your 4GB; data transfer overage varies by region ($0.09-0.132/GB); regional pricing variance can surprise you.
Before you switch
| $19.6/mo |
| 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU |
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| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 2GB Standard | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 80 GB | 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 |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-HP 2vCPU/2GB (0 rep) | $54/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-4gb | $55/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 4 GB - Standalone | $65/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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