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Heroku Postgres · $350/mo (4 GB RAM, 64 GB)
Heroku Shield-0 at $350/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs offered. Multiple providers deliver equivalent or superior 4GB RAM / 64GB storage PostgreSQL at 80-82% lower cost, with better uptime SLAs and no hidden reliability cliffs. The Shield tier's premium is justified only if you need Heroku's ecosystem lock-in or specific compliance features.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80-240GB usable storage, 99.99% SLA, and no reliability cliff between tiers - a direct spec match at one-fifth Heroku's price.
Caveat: Single-node (no HA by default); APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026; storage overage billed separately at $0.0004/GB/hr.
| 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 hidden tier cliffs.
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear node pricing and not directly confirmed; standalone (no HA); outbound bandwidth overages at $0.005/GB; backups are a separate add-on (~$13-16/mo).
4GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 99.95% SLA, and simpler pricing model with no reliability tiers - cheapest 4GB option.
Caveat: Persistent disk storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month (adds ~$16/mo for 64GB); bandwidth overage at ~$0.15/GB; instances billed by the second so partial-month charges apply.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80-240GB usable storage, 99.99% SLA, same value as PostgreSQL tier if MySQL is acceptable.
Caveat: MySQL instead of PostgreSQL; single-node; storage overage at $0.0004/GB/hr; APAC egress loses free status mid-2026.
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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