Managed Databases · $1750/mo (32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 640 GB)
Vultr's $1750/mo PostgreSQL plan is significantly overpriced compared to managed PostgreSQL offerings from OVHcloud, Scaleway, and others that deliver comparable or superior specs at 80-95% lower cost. The spec mismatch (32GB RAM vs 16GB on most alternatives) explains some premium, but even accounting for that, Vultr's pricing is not competitive in the managed database market.
Delivers 16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, and 320GB-1.6TB storage at one-fifth Vultr's price with 99.99% SLA and 1 Gbps public bandwidth.
Caveat: Single-node deployment (no built-in replication like Vultr's 2-replica setup); APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Memory Optimized 16GB | $140.1/mo | 16 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-PRO2-XS | $158/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50 GB SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 16GB Standard | $245/mo |
Cheapest PostgreSQL option with 16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50GB SSD, and 99.9-99.99% SLA depending on tier.
Caveat: Only 50GB disk (vs Vultr's 640GB) and single-node; suitable only if storage needs are modest.
16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 480GB disk, 300GB monthly transfer, and data encryption at 86% savings vs Vultr.
Caveat: Data transfer overage is steep ($0.09-$0.132/GB); 99.9% SLA is lower than Vultr's implied tier; no replication included in base tier.
16GB RAM, 6 vCPU (more than Vultr), 320GB SSD, and 99.99% SLA at one-seventh the cost.
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing and not directly confirmed; HA (3-node) clusters cost 2-3x more; outbound bandwidth billed at $0.005-$0.015/GB after allowance.
Matches Vultr's 32GB RAM and 4 vCPU, includes HA, backups, and connection pooling; saves 45% despite higher base price than smaller alternatives.
Caveat: Storage billed separately at $0.28/GB; regional pricing varies; no published platform SLA; extra RAM and cross-region traffic carry per-GB fees.
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 |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Autonomous Database (ATP/ADW) · Serverless - 2 ECPU | $490.56/mo | 2 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 |