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 32GB/960GB requirements specifically, no perfect match exists at lower price, but the spec gap suggests you may be over-provisioned.
Native PostgreSQL with 16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, and 320GB-1.6TB storage at less than 36% of Vultr's price with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Storage is 320GB minimum (vs 960GB on Vultr); APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; IPv4 billed separately.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 with 16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 50GB SSD at 17% of Vultr's cost with 99.9-99.99% SLA options.
Caveat: Only 50GB storage (vs 960GB); egress billed at EUR 0.01/GB after 75GB free; smallest option here.
Closest spec match: 32GB RAM, 4 vCPU with HA, backups, and connection pooling included; only 3% more than Vultr.
Caveat: Storage billed separately at $0.28/GB (960GB would add ~$268/mo); regional pricing varies; no published platform SLA.
16GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 480GB disk at 26% of Vultr's price with 99.9% SLA and data encryption.
Caveat: Storage is 480GB (half of Vultr); data transfer overage is $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region; regional pricing varies.
16GB RAM, 6 vCPU (more cores than Vultr), 320GB SSD at 27% of Vultr's price with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Price is ESTIMATED from linear node pricing, not directly confirmed; storage is 320GB; 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 |