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Managed Databases · $18/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 32 GB)
Vultr's $18/mo PostgreSQL plan is moderately priced but undercut by several stronger alternatives. Scaleway and Azure offer lower base prices with more RAM, while DigitalOcean and Linode provide comparable specs at $15-16/mo with transparent bandwidth policies. Consider your HA and storage needs before switching.
Cheapest option at $11/mo with 2GB RAM (double Vultr) and 10GB SSD, ideal for dev/prototyping workloads.
Caveat: Development-only tier with no HA; not suitable for production; limited to prototyping use cases.
| 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 |
31% cheaper at $12.41/mo with 2GB RAM and 99.99% SLA; storage and backup billed separately but transparent.
Caveat: Burstable tier means CPU performance is variable; storage overage ($0.115/GB/mo) and outbound bandwidth charges apply beyond 100GB/month free tier.
17% cheaper at $15/mo with matching 1GB RAM and 1vCPU; 99.99% SLA and clear $0.01/GB overage policy.
Caveat: Valkey (Redis-compatible) rather than PostgreSQL; if you need PostgreSQL specifically, this is not a match.
11% cheaper at $16/mo with 1GB RAM, 1vCPU, 25GB SSD, and 99.99% SLA; confirmed pricing and transparent $0.005/GB overage.
Caveat: Standalone (no HA replica); backups are a separate add-on (~$3.20-4/mo); HA clusters cost 2-3x more.
17% cheaper at $15/mo with 1GB RAM, 1vCPU, 40GB disk, and 100GB transfer included.
Caveat: No data encryption; bandwidth overage is region-dependent ($0.09-0.132/GB) and can be expensive; 99.9% SLA is lower than Vultr's implied tier.
Before you switch
| $15/mo |
| 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU |
| Visit |
| 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 |
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