Is Vultr's MySQL CC-HP 1vCPU/1GB (2 rep) the best deal?

Managed Databases · $84/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 32 GB)

Better deals exist

Vultr's $84/mo plan is significantly overpriced for a 1GB/1vCPU managed database. Multiple providers offer comparable or better specs at 80-90% lower cost, with the main trade-off being whether you need HA replicas (Vultr includes 2) or can accept single-node deployments.

Managed Databases Valkey Basic 1GB

$15/mosave 82%

Matches Vultr's 1GB RAM / 1vCPU / 10GB disk spec at 1/6 the price with 99.99% SLA and straightforward bandwidth overage ($0.01/GB).

Caveat: Valkey is Redis-compatible, not MySQL/PostgreSQL; no HA replica included (Vultr's 2-replica setup is a premium feature).

Managed Databases 1GB Standard

$15/mosave 82%

1GB RAM / 1vCPU / 40GB disk (more storage than Vultr) at $15/mo with 100GB free transfer and 99.9% SLA.

Caveat: No data encryption in base tier; bandwidth overage rates vary by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB) and can exceed DigitalOcean; single-node only.

Managed Databases Shared 1GB Standalone

$16/mosave 81%

1GB RAM / 1vCPU / 25GB SSD at $16/mo with 99.99% SLA and low bandwidth overage ($0.005/GB for compute).

Caveat: Standalone (no HA); HA 3-node clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate paid add-on (~$3-4/mo).

Managed Database DB-DEV-S

$11/mosave 87%

Cheapest option at $11/mo for 2GB RAM / 1vCPU / 10GB SSD, nearly 8x cheaper than Vultr.

Caveat: Development/prototyping only with no HA available; not suitable for production workloads requiring high availability.

Render Postgres Basic-1gb

$19/mosave 77%

1GB RAM at $19/mo with HA, backups, and connection pooling included; 99.95% SLA.

Caveat: Only 0.5 vCPU (shared/fractional); storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month; bandwidth overage ~$0.15/GB; instances billed per-second so partial-month charges apply.

Before you switch

Vultr's $84/mo plan includes 2-replica HA setup; most cheaper alternatives are single-node only. Verify if you actually need HA or if a single-node plan suffices.
Confirm your database engine requirement: Vultr is MySQL, but Scaleway/Render/Azure/Linode support PostgreSQL or other engines. Ensure the alternative supports your application.
Check bandwidth allowances and overage rates for your region and expected traffic; AWS Lightsail and Fly.io vary significantly by region.
Scaleway's DB-DEV-S is explicitly development-only; do not use for production. DigitalOcean, Linode, and Render are production-ready.
Review backup and restore policies: Linode charges extra for backups, Render bills storage separately, and some providers have early-deletion penalties on cold storage.

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Comparable plans across providers

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 · 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
Render	Render Postgres · Basic-1gb	$19/mo	1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU	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
Render	Render Key Value (Redis-compatible) · Standard	$32/mo	1 GB RAM	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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Is Vultr's MySQL CC-HP 1vCPU/1GB (2 rep) the best deal?

Managed Databases · $84/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 32 GB)

Better deals exist

Managed Databases Valkey Basic 1GB

$15/mosave 82%

Matches Vultr's 1GB RAM / 1vCPU / 10GB disk spec at 1/6 the price with 99.99% SLA and straightforward bandwidth overage ($0.01/GB).

Caveat: Valkey is Redis-compatible, not MySQL/PostgreSQL; no HA replica included (Vultr's 2-replica setup is a premium feature).

Managed Databases 1GB Standard

$15/mosave 82%

1GB RAM / 1vCPU / 40GB disk (more storage than Vultr) at $15/mo with 100GB free transfer and 99.9% SLA.

Caveat: No data encryption in base tier; bandwidth overage rates vary by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB) and can exceed DigitalOcean; single-node only.

Managed Databases Shared 1GB Standalone

$16/mosave 81%

1GB RAM / 1vCPU / 25GB SSD at $16/mo with 99.99% SLA and low bandwidth overage ($0.005/GB for compute).

Caveat: Standalone (no HA); HA 3-node clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate paid add-on (~$3-4/mo).

Managed Database DB-DEV-S

$11/mosave 87%

Cheapest option at $11/mo for 2GB RAM / 1vCPU / 10GB SSD, nearly 8x cheaper than Vultr.

Caveat: Development/prototyping only with no HA available; not suitable for production workloads requiring high availability.

Render Postgres Basic-1gb

$19/mosave 77%

1GB RAM at $19/mo with HA, backups, and connection pooling included; 99.95% SLA.

Caveat: Only 0.5 vCPU (shared/fractional); storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month; bandwidth overage ~$0.15/GB; instances billed per-second so partial-month charges apply.

Before you switch

Vultr's $84/mo plan includes 2-replica HA setup; most cheaper alternatives are single-node only. Verify if you actually need HA or if a single-node plan suffices.
Confirm your database engine requirement: Vultr is MySQL, but Scaleway/Render/Azure/Linode support PostgreSQL or other engines. Ensure the alternative supports your application.
Check bandwidth allowances and overage rates for your region and expected traffic; AWS Lightsail and Fly.io vary significantly by region.
Scaleway's DB-DEV-S is explicitly development-only; do not use for production. DigitalOcean, Linode, and Render are production-ready.
Review backup and restore policies: Linode charges extra for backups, Render bills storage separately, and some providers have early-deletion penalties on cold storage.

Comparable plans across providers

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 · 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
Render	Render Postgres · Basic-1gb	$19/mo	1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU	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
Render	Render Key Value (Redis-compatible) · Standard	$32/mo	1 GB RAM	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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