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Managed Databases · $54/mo (2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB)
Vultr's $54/mo plan is significantly overpriced for a managed PostgreSQL database. Multiple providers offer comparable or better specs at 28-70% lower cost, with stronger SLAs and more transparent pricing. The best value comes from UpCloud's $30/mo PostgreSQL tier, which matches your RAM and CPU while adding more disk storage and a 99.999% SLA.
Identical 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU to Vultr but at 56% lower cost, with 25GB disk (vs 80GB) and industry-leading 99.999% SLA; includes 24h backups.
Caveat: Backup add-ons (Day/Week/Month/Year) cost 10-60% surcharge; data transfer overages possible despite fair-use policy.
| 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 |
Matches Vultr's 2 vCPU and adds HA, backups, and connection pooling at $38/mo; storage billed separately at $0.28/GB.
Caveat: 1GB RAM (not 2GB) is a step down; no published platform SLA; storage and extra RAM incur per-GB charges; regional pricing varies.
Exceeds Vultr specs with 4GB RAM and 64GB disk at only $4/mo less; includes HA and 120 max connections.
Caveat: Heroku's Essential tier (cheaper) has only 99.5% SLA and no HA; Standard tier SLA not separately published; tier lock-in risk if row/connection limits exceeded.
Exceeds Vultr with 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80-240GB storage, and 99.99% SLA; 3-node cluster for production resilience.
Caveat: MySQL, not PostgreSQL; storage overage billed at $0.0004/GB/hr; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; IPv4 billed separately.
Before you switch
| $15/mo |
| 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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