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Managed Databases · $775/mo (16 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 480 GB)
Vultr's $775/mo plan is significantly overpriced for a single-replica managed PostgreSQL instance. Multiple providers offer comparable or superior specs (8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, managed PostgreSQL) at 78-98% lower cost, with better SLAs and more transparent pricing.
Direct PostgreSQL match with 8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 160-800GB usable storage at 78% savings; 99.99% SLA and single-node simplicity.
Caveat: Storage is variable (160-800GB) rather than fixed 480GB; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026; IPv4 billed separately.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 8GB | $76.25/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 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 |
PostgreSQL-native at 90% savings with 8GB RAM and 2 vCPU; transparent per-GB overage pricing and 99.9-99.99% SLA options.
Caveat: Only 20GB SSD included (vs 480GB on Vultr); non-HA tier; storage expansion costs EUR 0.01/GB egress after 75GB free monthly allowance.
PostgreSQL-specific at 87% savings with 8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 99.95% SLA; simple per-second billing model.
Caveat: Persistent disk storage billed separately at $0.25/GB/month (480GB would add ~$120/mo); bandwidth overage at ~$0.15/GB; storage overage at ~$0.30/GB/month.
PostgreSQL on Azure at 88% savings with 8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 99.99% SLA; 38-55% further discounts available on 1-3 year reserved instances.
Caveat: Compute-only estimate excludes storage costs; Premium SSD IOPS/throughput billed separately; outbound bandwidth charged above 100GB/month pooled tier.
Managed PostgreSQL at 85% savings with 8GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 240GB disk, and 200GB monthly transfer included; 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Data transfer overage varies by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB); disk is smaller than Vultr's 480GB; Windows bundles cost 70-90% more.
Before you switch
| $95/mo |
| 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU |
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| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-8gb | $100/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Production B3-8 | $107.75/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 8GB Standard | $115/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 240 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-8 | $127.17/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 8 GB - Standalone | $130/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-8 | $147.75/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-8 | $169/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-8 | $169/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-8 | $173.01/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · 2-node 4x8GB-50GB | $175/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-2 | $200/mo | 8 GB RAM, 256 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-8 | $212.65/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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