Managed Databases · $100/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB)
Vultr's $100/mo plan is significantly overpriced for its specs. Multiple providers offer 4GB RAM / 2vCPU PostgreSQL at $30-65/mo with comparable or better reliability and storage. The best value comes from providers with transparent pricing and no surprise bandwidth overages.
Matches Vultr's 4GB RAM and 64GB disk at exactly half the price, with 99.5% SLA and managed backups included.
Caveat: Standard tier requires established billing history; Essential tier (cheaper) has no HA and only 99.5% uptime; Advanced tier pricing requires sales contact.
Exceeds Vultr specs (4GB RAM, 2vCPU, 80-240GB storage) at 36% lower cost with 99.99% SLA and transparent per-GB overage pricing.
Caveat: APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; storage overage billed at $0.0004/GB/hr; IPv4 addresses billed separately.
Matches Vultr's 4GB RAM, 2vCPU, 80GB SSD at 35% savings with 99.99% SLA and clear bandwidth overage rates ($0.005/GB).
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear pricing pattern, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on (~20-25% surcharge).
Delivers 4GB RAM at 45% discount with 99.95% SLA; storage and bandwidth overages are transparent and predictable.
Caveat: Persistent disk storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month; bandwidth overage ~$0.15/GB; instances billed by the second, so partial-month charges apply.
Cheapest option with 2GB RAM, 1vCPU, 80GB disk, and 100GB free transfer; 99.9% SLA and encrypted data.
Caveat: Only 1vCPU vs Vultr's 2vCPU; data transfer overage varies by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB); significantly lower compute power may not suit production workloads.
Before you switch
| 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 · OpenSearch Basic 2GB | $19.6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 2GB Standard | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 80 GB | 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 |
| 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 |
| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-4gb | $55/mo | 4 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 |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 4 GB - Standalone | $65/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |