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Managed Databases · $1500/mo (64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 1280 GB)
Vultr's $1500/mo MySQL plan is significantly overpriced compared to direct alternatives. OVHcloud's MySQL Discovery-B3-32 at $675.83/mo offers nearly identical specs (32GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640GB-3.2TB storage) for 55% less, and even Heroku Postgres Standard-5 at $1400/mo is cheaper while providing more RAM and storage. The Vultr plan appears to be a high-replication or premium-tier offering, but comparable single-node managed databases are available at less than half the cost.
Matches 8 vCPU and 32GB RAM at 55% lower cost with 640GB-3.2TB usable storage and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Storage is half the Vultr plan (640GB vs 1280GB); verify replication requirements since Vultr's '0 rep' tier may indicate a specific use case.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Memory Optimized 32GB | $282.35/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 32 GB - Standalone | $480/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 32GB Standard | $490/mo |
Identical pricing and specs to MySQL option; PostgreSQL is a mature alternative if your workload permits.
Caveat: Requires database engine migration if currently on MySQL; storage is 640GB vs 1280GB on Vultr.
Only $100/mo cheaper than Vultr but includes 61GB RAM, 1TB storage, and higher connection limits with managed HA.
Caveat: Heroku's Standard tier SLA is not separately published; Essential tier drops to 99.5% SLA and lacks HA, creating a reliability cliff.
68% cheaper at $480/mo for 32GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640GB SSD with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Spec is ESTIMATED from linear pricing pattern and not directly confirmed; backups and HA are separate add-ons (20-25% and 2-3x multiplier respectively); storage is half the Vultr plan.
67% cheaper at $490/mo for 32GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 960GB disk with 400GB included transfer.
Caveat: Data transfer overage is steep at $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region; storage is 960GB vs 1280GB on Vultr; SLA is 99.9% vs Vultr's implied higher tier.
Before you switch
| 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 960 GB |
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| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-32 | $568.16/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-32 | $590.94/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-32 | $634.3/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-32 | $675.83/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-32 | $675.83/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-32 | $755.48/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Scale | $962/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-32 | $987.25/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-5 | $1400/mo | 61 GB RAM, 1024 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-12 | $6500/mo | 50 GB RAM | Visit |
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