Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · $254.33/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU)
OVHcloud's Production B3-8 Valkey plan at $254.33/mo is significantly overpriced for a Redis-compatible in-memory database. Multiple providers offer comparable or superior specs (8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, HA) at 50-70% lower cost, with better SLAs and fewer hidden gotchas. Render's Redis-compatible tier and Fly.io's managed Postgres with HA are the strongest alternatives.
5GB RAM Redis-compatible service at $135/mo is half OVHcloud's price, includes HA, and offers 99.95% SLA vs OVHcloud's undisclosed SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overages billed at ~$0.15/GB beyond workspace allowance; persistent disk storage charged separately at $0.25/GB/month if needed.
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU with full HA, backups, and connection pooling at $282/mo is only $28 more than OVHcloud but includes critical reliability features OVHcloud lacks.
Caveat: Storage billed separately at $0.28/GB; extra RAM beyond preset allocation charged ~$5/30 days per GB; cross-region traffic can be expensive ($0.12/GB in some regions).
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU managed database at $80/mo is 69% cheaper than OVHcloud and includes 20GB SSD storage with 99.9-99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Non-HA single-node only; outbound Object Storage egress charged at EUR 0.01/GB after 75GB free tier; pricing in EUR may fluctuate.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU with 50GB storage at $68.61/mo undercuts OVHcloud by 73% and offers industry-leading 99.999% SLA.
Caveat: Single-node only (no HA); Simple Backups add-on surcharges range 10-60% depending on frequency; data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy can incur overages despite free-egress marketing.
8GB RAM, 2 vCPU managed database at $95/mo (compute-only estimate) is 63% cheaper than OVHcloud with 99.99% SLA and reserved-instance discounts up to 55% available.
Caveat: Price excludes storage (billed separately); outbound bandwidth charged above 100GB/month; Premium SSD IOPS/throughput billed separately; early-deletion penalties on cool/cold tiers.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 4GB | $37.05/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 | $50/mo | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-4gb | $55/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Render | Render Key Value (Redis-compatible) · Pro | $135/mo | 5 GB RAM | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Autonomous Database (ATP/ADW) · Serverless - 1 ECPU | $245.28/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Launch | $282/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-7 | $750/mo | 7 GB RAM | Visit |