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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, though most sacrifice some disk capacity or have single-node limitations. The best value depends on whether you need HA and 64GB storage or can accept smaller disk footprints.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80-240GB usable storage, 99.99% SLA at roughly one-third Heroku's price with no HA premium.
Caveat: Single node (no automatic failover); APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026; storage overage billed separately at $0.0004/GB/hr.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB SSD, 99.99% SLA, straightforward pricing with no published hidden tiers.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA); price estimated from linear pattern, not directly confirmed; HA upgrade costs 2-3x; outbound bandwidth $0.005/GB overage.
4GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 99.95% SLA, simpler feature set than Heroku with no fork/follow restrictions.
Caveat: Persistent disk storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/mo; storage overage ~$0.30/GB/mo; bandwidth overage ~$0.15/GB; billed by the second.
2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB disk, 99.999% SLA (highest available), 24h backups included, no connection/row limits.
Caveat: Only 2GB RAM and 25GB disk (half Heroku's specs); single node; backup add-ons carry 10-60% surcharges; data transfer overages possible despite 'free egress' marketing.
2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 80GB disk, 100GB transfer, 99.9% SLA, transparent pricing with no surprise tier upgrades.
Caveat: Only 2GB RAM (one-quarter Heroku's); data transfer overage $0.09-$0.132/GB varies by region; regional pricing opacity.
Before you switch
| 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 | $19.6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| 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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