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Managed Databases · $1980/mo (128 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2560 GB SSD)
The Linode plan is significantly oversized and overpriced for a standalone database. Multiple providers offer 64GB RAM / 16 vCPU managed databases at 40-68% lower cost, with comparable or better SLAs. The Linode price appears to be an estimate rather than a confirmed tier, raising confidence concerns.
Half the price of Linode with 64GB RAM / 16 vCPU, 99.99% SLA, and transparent bandwidth overage pricing at $0.01/GB.
Caveat: Specs are 64GB not 128GB; verify if your workload truly needs Linode's 128GB tier or if 64GB suffices.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · PostgreSQL Basic Premium AMD 64GB | $782.2/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 16vCPU/64GB (0 rep) | $960/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 1280 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-64 | $1181.87/mo |
51% cheaper than Linode with 64GB RAM / 16 vCPU, 100% network uptime SLA, and 1280GB disk.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; confirm your region's pricing before committing.
32% cheaper than Linode with 64GB RAM / 16 vCPU, 1.28-6.4TB usable storage, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; confirm your region and egress needs.
Nearly identical price to Linode but includes 3-node HA cluster (vs. Linode's standalone), 64GB RAM / 16 vCPU, and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: MongoDB, not a generic database; only makes sense if you need MongoDB specifically and HA is a priority.
Comparable price to Linode with 122GB RAM, 1.5TB storage, and managed PostgreSQL with higher reliability than Essential tier.
Caveat: SLA not separately published for Standard tier; Advanced tier pricing requires sales contact; Heroku has a history of add-on overage surprises.
Before you switch
| 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU |
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| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-64 | $1351.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-64 | $1351.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-64 | $1382.77/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-64 | $1969.69/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-6 | $2000/mo | 122 GB RAM, 1536 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Production B3-64 | $2272.34/mo | 64 GB RAM, 16 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-14 | $12500/mo | 100 GB RAM | Visit |
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