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Heroku Postgres · $300/mo (4 GB RAM, 64 GB)
Heroku Private-0 at $300/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer 4GB RAM PostgreSQL at $30-70/mo with better reliability SLAs and no hidden tier cliffs. However, Heroku's strength is operational simplicity; switching requires accepting more manual DevOps overhead.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80-240GB storage, 99.99% SLA, and no reliability cliff between tiers like Heroku Essential vs Standard.
Caveat: Single node (no HA); APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026; IPv4 billed separately.
| 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, 80GB SSD, 99.99% SLA, straightforward pricing with no tier-upgrade traps.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA); price estimated from linear pattern, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more.
4GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 99.95% SLA, and includes persistent disk storage in the base price with no surprise connection/row limits.
Caveat: Storage overage billed at $0.30/GB/month; bandwidth overage ~$0.15/GB; billed by the second so partial-month charges apply.
Cheapest option with 2GB RAM, 80GB disk, 100GB transfer, 99.9% SLA, and no hidden tier cliffs.
Caveat: Half the RAM of Heroku plan; data transfer overage $0.09-0.132/GB varies by region; single-node only.
2GB RAM, 25GB disk, 99.999% SLA (best-in-class), 24h backups included, and transparent backup surcharges (no surprise overages).
Caveat: Half the RAM; single-node only; backup add-ons range 10-60% surcharge; data transfer beyond Fair Policy may incur overages.
Before you switch
| $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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