Managed Databases · $9600/mo (192 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 960 GB)
Vultr's $9600/mo plan is dramatically overpriced compared to managed database alternatives. DigitalOcean, Linode, and OVHcloud all offer PostgreSQL with comparable or superior specs at 75-72% lower cost. The Vultr plan appears to be a high-end outlier; verify whether you actually need 64 vCPU/192GB or if a smaller tier would suffice.
80% cheaper than Vultr with 128GB RAM (vs 192GB) and 32 vCPU; includes 99.99% SLA and transparent $0.01/GB bandwidth overage pricing.
Caveat: Lower vCPU count (32 vs 64); verify your workload doesn't require the full 64-core parallelism.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · PostgreSQL General Purpose 128GB | $1825.4/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Dedicated G7 96 GB - Standalone | $1965/mo | 96 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 1920 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-6 | $2000/mo |
79% cheaper with 96GB RAM, 48 dedicated vCPU, and 1920GB NVMe storage; 99.99% SLA and clear bandwidth tiers ($0.005-0.015/GB overage).
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; backups and HA clustering are separate add-ons that could raise total cost 20-50%.
72% cheaper with 128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, and 2.56-12.8TB usable storage; 99.99% SLA and 8 Gbps public/private bandwidth.
Caveat: Region-locked to Milan/Paris; IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress after mid-2026.
79% cheaper with 122GB RAM and 1.5TB storage; managed platform with built-in fork/follow and higher reliability than Essential tier.
Caveat: SLA not published for Standard tier (only 99.5% for Essential); Advanced tier pricing requires sales contact; Private Spaces carry 2-3x premium; connection limits can force unplanned upgrades.
Before you switch
| 122 GB RAM, 1536 GB |
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| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-128 | $2703.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Business DB1-120 | $3354.06/mo | 120 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-128 | $3979.23/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Business DB1-120 | $7379.21/mo | 120 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-14 | $12500/mo | 100 GB RAM | Visit |