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Managed Databases · $930/mo (32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 960 GB)
Vultr's $930/mo PostgreSQL plan is significantly overpriced compared to direct PostgreSQL alternatives. OVHcloud and Scaleway offer PostgreSQL with comparable or better specs at 36-64% lower cost, though with smaller storage. For your exact specs (32GB RAM, 960GB disk), no perfect match exists, but the gap suggests Vultr may not be optimized for this tier.
PostgreSQL-native, 4 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 320GB-1.6TB storage at less than 36% of Vultr's price with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Storage is smaller (320GB-1.6TB vs 960GB fixed); APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; IPv4 billed separately.
| 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 |
PostgreSQL-native, 4 vCPU, 16GB RAM at 17% of Vultr's cost with 99.9-99.99% SLA options.
Caveat: Only 50GB SSD storage (vs 960GB); egress billed at EUR 0.01/GB after 75GB free; smaller disk may not suit your workload.
32GB RAM, 4 vCPU with HA, backups, and connection pooling included; storage billed separately at $0.28/GB.
Caveat: Slightly more expensive than Vultr; storage for 960GB would add ~$268/mo (total ~$1230); no published platform SLA; region pricing varies.
4 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 480GB disk at 26% of Vultr's cost; 300GB transfer included; data encrypted.
Caveat: Only 16GB RAM and 480GB disk (vs your 32GB/960GB); data transfer overage is $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region.
6 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 320GB SSD at 27% of Vultr's cost; 99.99% SLA; outbound bandwidth $0.005/GB after allowance.
Caveat: ESTIMATED pricing (not directly confirmed); 16GB RAM and 320GB storage vs your 32GB/960GB; 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 |
| 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 |
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