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Managed Databases · $210/mo (4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB)
Vultr's $210/mo plan is significantly overpriced for a managed database. Multiple providers offer 4GB RAM with comparable or better specs at 25-70% of the cost, though most sacrifice either replication, storage capacity, or single-node reliability. The best value depends on whether you need HA (replication) or can accept single-node deployments.
Matches Vultr's 4GB RAM and 64GB disk at one-quarter the price with 99.5% SLA and managed backups included.
Caveat: Standard tier requires established billing history; Essential tier (cheaper) has no HA and only 99.5% uptime; Advanced tier pricing requires sales contact.
| 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 · OpenSearch Basic 2GB |
Delivers 4GB RAM and 1 vCPU at 26% of Vultr's cost with 99.95% SLA and automatic backups.
Caveat: Persistent disk storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month; bandwidth overage at ~$0.15/GB; instances billed by the second so partial-month charges apply.
Provides 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 80-240GB storage at 31% of Vultr's price with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Single node (no replication like Vultr's 2-replica setup); additional storage beyond range billed at $0.0004/GB/hr; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
Matches 4GB RAM and 80GB SSD at 31% of Vultr's cost with 99.99% SLA and straightforward pricing.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA); price is estimated from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on at ~20-25% of instance price.
Cheapest option with 2GB RAM, 80GB disk, and 100GB monthly transfer at 14% of Vultr's cost.
Caveat: Half the RAM (2GB vs 4GB); single node; data transfer overage varies by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB); 99.9% SLA is lower than most competitors.
Before you switch
| $19.6/mo |
| 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU |
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| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 2GB Standard | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 80 GB | 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 |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 | $50/mo | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-4gb | $55/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 4 GB - Standalone | $65/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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