Managed Databases · $13440/mo (192 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 960 GB)
Vultr's $13,440/mo plan is dramatically overpriced compared to functionally equivalent managed database offerings from competitors. DigitalOcean, Linode, and OVHcloud all deliver comparable or superior specs (128GB+ RAM, 32+ vCPU) at 7-20x lower cost, with published SLAs and transparent bandwidth pricing.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU for $1,825/mo with 99.99% SLA and transparent $0.01/GB bandwidth overage pricing; saves $11,615/mo vs Vultr.
Caveat: PostgreSQL instead of MySQL; half the vCPU count (32 vs 64), though RAM is comparable and likely sufficient for most workloads.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · PostgreSQL General Purpose 128GB | $1825.4/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Dedicated G7 96 GB - Standalone | $1965/mo | 96 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 1920 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-6 | $2000/mo |
96GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 1920GB NVMe for $1,965/mo with 99.99% SLA; saves $11,475/mo and offers more vCPU than DigitalOcean.
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing and not directly confirmed; HA clustering would cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on (~20-25% of instance price).
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2.56-12.8TB storage for $2,703/mo with 99.99% SLA; same database engine as Vultr and saves $10,737/mo.
Caveat: Single node (no HA by default); IPv4 addresses billed separately; region-limited to Milan/Paris; outbound bandwidth billed at standard rates after free allowance.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2.56-12.8TB storage for $2,703/mo with 99.99% SLA; saves $10,737/mo with more storage than Vultr.
Caveat: Single node (no HA by default); IPv4 addresses billed separately; region-limited to Milan/Paris; PostgreSQL instead of MySQL.
122GB RAM, 1.5TB disk for $2,000/mo; saves $11,440/mo and includes managed backups and fork/follow features.
Caveat: SLA not separately published for Standard tier; add-on overages can force unplanned upgrades; performance dynos require established billing history; pricing for Advanced tier not published.
Before you switch
| 122 GB RAM, 1536 GB |
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| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-128 | $2478.28/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Business DB1-120 | $3354.06/mo | 120 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-128 | $3979.23/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Business DB1-120 | $7379.21/mo | 120 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-14 | $12500/mo | 100 GB RAM | Visit |