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Managed Databases · $15/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB)
Vultr's $15/mo plan is fairly priced for its specs, but two genuinely cheaper alternatives exist with better or equal RAM and disk. Scaleway and Azure both undercut Vultr's price while offering 2GB RAM; however, Scaleway's tier is development-only with no HA, and Azure's storage is billed separately. For production workloads, Vultr remains competitive.
Cheapest option at $11/mo with 2GB RAM (vs Vultr's 1GB) and 10GB SSD disk, saving $4/month.
Caveat: Development/prototyping only with no HA; not suitable for production workloads or high-availability requirements.
| 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 |
Undercuts Vultr at $12.41/mo with 2GB RAM and burstable CPU, plus 99.99% SLA vs Vultr's implied lower tier.
Caveat: Storage and backup billed separately (~$0.115/GB/mo), and outbound bandwidth charged above 100GB/month; total cost will exceed sticker price for production use.
Matches Vultr's $15/mo price with identical 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU, plus 10GB disk (vs Vultr's 25GB) and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Smaller disk (10GB vs 25GB); bandwidth overages at $0.01/GB may add cost if you exceed the pooled allowance.
Matches Vultr at $15/mo with 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, and 40GB disk (larger than Vultr's 25GB) plus 100GB transfer included.
Caveat: No data encryption; data transfer overage rates vary by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB) and can exceed Vultr's costs; 99.9% SLA is lower than competitors.
Before you switch
| $15/mo |
| 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU |
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| 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 |
Scaleway
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