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Render Postgres · $19/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
Render's Basic-1GB plan is moderately priced but carries significant hidden costs (storage overage, bandwidth, second-level billing). Several providers offer better raw value at lower entry prices, though most have their own gotchas. Scaleway and Azure are the strongest budget alternatives if you can tolerate development-tier limitations or burstable CPU models.
Cheapest option by far at $11/mo with 2GB RAM and 10GB SSD included, no per-second billing surprises.
Caveat: Development/prototyping tier only - not suitable for production workloads; no HA available.
| 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 |
| Vultr | Managed Databases · MySQL CC-Reg 1vCPU/1GB (0 rep) |
Second-cheapest at $12.41/mo with 2GB RAM, burstable CPU model works well for variable workloads, 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Storage and backups billed separately (~$0.115/GB/mo); outbound bandwidth charged above 100GB/month pooled tier.
Matches Render's RAM/vCPU at $15/mo with 25GB disk included and 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; product is MySQL not PostgreSQL; storage not as generous as some competitors.
Also $15/mo with 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB disk, and low bandwidth overage rate ($0.01/GB); 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Product is Valkey (Redis fork), not PostgreSQL; smaller disk allocation than some alternatives.
PostgreSQL-native at $16/mo with 25GB SSD, low bandwidth overage ($0.005/GB), 99.99% SLA, and confirmed pricing.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA); backups are a separate paid add-on (~$3.20-$4/mo); HA clusters cost 2-3x the base price.
Before you switch
| $15/mo |
| 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB |
| Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · Valkey Basic 1GB | $15/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 1GB Standard | $15/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 1 GB - Standalone | $16/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | 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 |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Basic | $38/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-5 | $200/mo | 1 GB RAM | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Autonomous Database (ATP/ADW) · Serverless - 1 ECPU | $245.28/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
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