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Managed Databases · $1860/mo (64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 1920 GB)
Vultr's PostgreSQL SO plan at $1860/mo is significantly overpriced for a single-node 64GB database. Multiple providers offer comparable or superior specs (32GB RAM, 8vCPU) at 25-65% of the cost, with better SLAs and included HA/backups. Even accounting for hidden costs, you're likely overpaying by $800-1200/month.
Native PostgreSQL with 32GB RAM, 8vCPU, 640GB-3.2TB storage at less than 36% of Vultr's price, with 99.99% SLA and same single-node architecture.
Caveat: Storage is usable range (640GB-3.2TB), not fixed; IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free egress after mid-2026.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Memory Optimized 32GB | $282.35/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 32 GB - Standalone | $480/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 32GB Standard | $490/mo |
If MySQL is acceptable, identical pricing and specs to PostgreSQL option with 2-4 Gbps public/private bandwidth.
Caveat: MySQL instead of PostgreSQL; same regional egress caveats as PostgreSQL tier.
32GB RAM, 8vCPU, 640GB SSD at 26% of Vultr cost with 99.99% SLA; includes backups and outbound bandwidth at $0.005/GB.
Caveat: ESTIMATED pricing from linear pattern, not directly confirmed; backups are a separate add-on (20-25% surcharge); HA clusters cost 2-3x more.
32GB RAM, 8vCPU, 960GB disk with 400GB transfer included at 26% of Vultr; 99.9% SLA and data encryption standard.
Caveat: Data transfer overage is $0.09-0.132/GB depending on region; 99.9% SLA is lower than Vultr's implied uptime.
32GB RAM, 4vCPU PostgreSQL with HA, backups, and connection pooling included at 52% of Vultr; no separate backup surcharge.
Caveat: Only 4vCPU vs Vultr's 8vCPU; storage billed separately at $0.28/GB; regional pricing varies; no published platform SLA.
Before you switch
| 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 960 GB |
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| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Discovery-B3-32 | $568.16/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Discovery-B3-32 | $590.94/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Kafka · Kafka Connect Discovery-B3-32 | $634.3/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Discovery-B3-32 | $675.83/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Discovery-B3-32 | $675.83/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - ClickHouse · Discovery-B3-32 | $755.48/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Fly.io | Managed Postgres · Scale | $962/mo | 32 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production B3-32 | $987.25/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-5 | $1400/mo | 61 GB RAM, 1024 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Data for Redis · Premium-12 | $6500/mo | 50 GB RAM | Visit |
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