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Managed Databases · $200/mo (8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB)
Vultr's $200/mo plan is significantly overpriced for a managed PostgreSQL database. Multiple providers offer comparable or superior specs (4GB-8GB RAM, 2-4 vCPU, managed PostgreSQL) at 60-95% lower cost, with better SLAs and more transparent pricing. You should strongly consider switching unless Vultr's specific data center location or replication features are critical.
Industry-leading 99.999% SLA, 4GB RAM / 2 vCPU / 50GB disk at one-third Vultr's price, with transparent backup pricing.
Caveat: Backup add-ons (10-60% surcharge) and data transfer overages beyond Fair Transfer Policy can add cost; single-node only (no built-in HA).
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 4GB | $37.05/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 | $50/mo | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU |
4GB RAM / 2 vCPU / 80-240GB usable storage, 99.99% SLA, and 68% cheaper than Vultr with per-GB overage pricing clearly stated.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC region loses free egress after mid-2026; single-node (no HA); storage overage at $0.0004/GB/hr.
4GB RAM / 2 vCPU / 80GB SSD, 99.99% SLA, and 67% savings; Akamai backing provides strong infrastructure credibility.
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear node pricing (not directly confirmed); HA clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on (~20-25% surcharge).
4GB RAM / 2 vCPU managed PostgreSQL at 62% discount; simple, developer-friendly platform with 99.95% SLA.
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.
4GB RAM / 2 vCPU / 120GB disk with 100GB monthly transfer included, 99.9% SLA, and 70% cheaper than Vultr.
Caveat: Data transfer overage varies by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB); AWS region lock-in; Windows bundles cost 70-90% more.
Before you switch
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| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 4GB Standard | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · Single-node 2x4GB-50GB | $60/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB | 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 |
| UpCloud | Managed PostgreSQL · Single-node 2x4GB-50GB | $68.61/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Basic-4gb | $75/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XXS (non-HA) | $80/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server · General Purpose D2s | $95/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Essential DB1-4 | $98.62/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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