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Managed Databases · $480/mo (32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB)
Vultr's PostgreSQL plan at $480/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer 16GB/4vCPU managed PostgreSQL for $158-$338/mo, roughly 65-70% cheaper. Even accounting for Vultr's larger 32GB/8vCPU configuration, no competitor at that scale justifies the 2x+ premium.
Cheapest PostgreSQL option; 16GB/4vCPU for $158/mo with 50GB SSD and 99.9-99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Half the RAM and vCPU of Vultr; egress beyond 75GB free/month costs EUR 0.01/GB.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XS | $158/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB SSD | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch General Purpose 16GB | $197.35/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 16GB Standard | $245/mo |
16GB/4vCPU for $197/mo with 99.99% SLA and $0.01/GB bandwidth overage (transparent pricing).
Caveat: Product is OpenSearch, not PostgreSQL; verify database engine compatibility with your workload.
16GB/4vCPU for $245/mo with 300GB monthly transfer included and 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates are region-dependent ($0.09-$0.132/GB) and can add up quickly; storage is 480GB vs Vultr's 640GB.
16GB/4vCPU PostgreSQL for $338/mo with 320GB-1.6TB usable storage and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Still half Vultr's specs (4vCPU vs 8vCPU, 16GB vs 32GB); APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026.
16GB/6vCPU for $250/mo with 320GB SSD and 99.99% SLA; better vCPU-to-price ratio than AWS Lightsail.
Caveat: Price is estimated from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; HA clusters cost 2-3x more; backups are a separate add-on.
Before you switch
| 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 480 GB |
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| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 16 GB - Standalone | $250/mo | 16 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 320 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-16 | $284.04/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-16 | $295.5/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-16 | $337.92/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-16 | $337.92/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-16 | $339.01/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-16 | $402.6/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-16 | $506.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-4 | $750/mo | 30.5 GB RAM, 768 GB | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Scale | $962/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-10 | $3500/mo | 25 GB RAM | Visit |
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