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Managed Databases · $5900/mo (96 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 1920 GB NVMe)
The Linode Managed Database plan is significantly overpriced at $5900/mo, especially given the ESTIMATED pricing flag and the 2-3x HA markup. Multiple providers offer comparable or superior specs at 30-70% lower cost, with better-published SLAs and more transparent pricing.
Exceeds Linode specs (128GB vs 96GB RAM, 32 vCPU, published 99.99% SLA) at less than one-third the price with transparent bandwidth overage rates.
Caveat: Slightly lower vCPU count (32 vs 48), but more than adequate for most workloads and storage is not specified in detail.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-5 | $1400/mo | 61 GB RAM, 1024 GB | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · PostgreSQL General Purpose 128GB | $1825.4/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 24vCPU/96GB (0 rep) | $1920/mo |
Matches Linode's 96GB RAM and 1600GB disk at 67% savings, with published 100% network uptime SLA and no HA markup baked into base price.
Caveat: MySQL instead of PostgreSQL, half the vCPU count (24 vs 48), and bandwidth overage rates vary by data center location.
Exceeds Linode specs (128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2.56-12.8TB storage) at 54% savings with 99.99% SLA and per-node pricing transparency.
Caveat: Lower vCPU count (32 vs 48), single node (not HA), and region-limited to Milan/Paris; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress after mid-2026.
Includes 3-node HA cluster (matching Linode's topology), 128GB RAM, and 99.99% SLA at one-third less cost than Linode's estimated price.
Caveat: MongoDB instead of PostgreSQL, lower vCPU count (32 vs 48), and per-node pricing is transparent but APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
Lowest sticker price at 76% savings with 61GB RAM and 1TB storage, suitable for smaller workloads or development environments.
Caveat: Significantly lower specs (61GB vs 96GB RAM, 1 vCPU vs 48), no published HA, and hidden reliability cliff between Essential (99.5% SLA) and Standard tiers; add-on overages can force unplanned upgrades.
Before you switch
| 96 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1600 GB |
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| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-128 | $2478.28/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Business DB1-120 | $3354.06/mo | 120 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-128 | $3979.23/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-12 | $6500/mo | 50 GB RAM | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Business DB1-120 | $7379.21/mo | 120 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
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