Managed Databases · $1860/mo (64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 1920 GB)
Vultr's $1860/mo plan is significantly overpriced for managed MySQL. OVHcloud's MySQL Discovery-B3-32 at $675.83/mo delivers comparable specs (8 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 640GB-3.2TB storage) at 64% less cost, and even Linode's $480/mo Shared 32GB option covers most workloads at a quarter of the price. The Vultr plan's 64GB RAM and 1920GB disk are overkill for most use cases and lack clear justification for the premium.
Matches 8 vCPU and offers 32GB RAM with 640GB-3.2TB usable storage at less than one-third Vultr's price, with 99.99% SLA and 2 Gbps public bandwidth.
Caveat: Storage is configurable (not fixed at 1920GB); APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; IPv4 addresses billed separately.
| 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 |
Delivers 8 vCPU, 32GB RAM, and 640GB SSD at one-quarter Vultr's cost with 99.99% SLA and $0.005/GB outbound bandwidth overage.
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; backups and HA are separate add-ons (20-25% and 2-3x multiplier respectively); shared tier may have lower performance isolation than Vultr's dedicated plan.
Offers 8 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 960GB disk, and 400GB transfer at one-quarter Vultr's price with data encryption and 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Data transfer overage is steep ($0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region); 99.9% SLA is lower than Vultr's implied tier; regional pricing variation not transparent upfront.
Cheapest option at $282.35/mo for 32GB RAM and 4 vCPU with 99.99% SLA and $0.01/GB bandwidth overage.
Caveat: Only 4 vCPU (half of Vultr); OpenSearch is not MySQL (different database engine); 32GB RAM is half of Vultr's offering; suitable only if workload fits the smaller footprint.
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 |