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Heroku Postgres · $350/mo (8 GB RAM, 256 GB)
Heroku Premium-2 at $350/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs and market. You can get comparable or better database performance for $55-95/mo from DigitalOcean, Render, OVHcloud, or AWS Lightsail, with better uptime SLAs and fewer hidden reliability cliffs. The main trade-off is that Heroku bundles compute+database, while alternatives require separate infrastructure planning.
Matches 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU with 80-240GB storage at 99.99% SLA, saving $286/mo vs Heroku Premium-2.
Caveat: Single-node only (no HA); IPv4 and storage overages billed separately; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 4GB | $37.05/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 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 |
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120GB disk with 99.9% SLA and data encryption included; $290/mo cheaper than Heroku.
Caveat: Data transfer overage rates vary by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB); does not include compute layer like Heroku dynos.
4GB RAM at $55/mo with 99.95% SLA; scales to 512GB RAM if needed; $295/mo savings.
Caveat: Storage, bandwidth, and domain overages billed separately; 1 vCPU (lower than Heroku); billed by the second so partial-month charges apply.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50GB disk with industry-leading 99.999% SLA; $281/mo cheaper.
Caveat: Backup add-ons carry 10-60% surcharges; single-node only; data transfer overages possible despite free-egress marketing.
Lowest absolute price at $37/mo with 99.99% SLA and 4GB RAM; $313/mo savings.
Caveat: OpenSearch (not PostgreSQL); bandwidth overages at $0.01/GB; product type mismatch if you need relational database.
Before you switch
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| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 2vCPU/4GB (0 rep) | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 4GB Standard | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · Single-node 2x4GB-50GB | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB | 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 |
| UpCloud | Managed PostgreSQL · Single-node 2x4GB-50GB | $68.61/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XXS (non-HA) | $80/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server · General Purpose D2s | $95/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Essential DB1-4 | $98.62/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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