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Managed Databases · $60/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU)
Vultr's Valkey plan at $60/mo is significantly overpriced for a managed in-memory database. OVHcloud offers nearly identical specs (4GB RAM, 2 vCPU Valkey) for $55.77/mo, and if you can accept lower specs, Heroku Postgres Standard at $50/mo provides 4GB RAM with higher reliability (99.5% vs implicit SLA on Vultr) and better tooling for production workloads.
Exact same specs (4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, Valkey/Redis-compatible) at $4.23/mo less, with published 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Single-node only (no HA); APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; IPv4 addresses billed separately.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Scaleway | Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL · DB-DEV-S | $11/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server · Burstable B1ms | $12.41/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Databases · OpenSearch Basic 2GB |
4GB RAM at $55/mo (same capacity as Vultr) with 99.95% SLA and managed Postgres instead of Valkey, better for relational workloads.
Caveat: Only 1 vCPU vs Vultr's 2; persistent disk and storage overages billed separately at $0.25/GB/mo; bandwidth overage ~$0.15/GB.
4GB RAM, 64GB disk at $50/mo with mature managed Postgres, connection pooling, and strong operational tooling.
Caveat: Essential tier has only 99.5% SLA and no HA/fork/follow; Standard tier SLA not separately published; add-on overages can force unplanned tier upgrades.
Half the price at $30/mo with 99.999% SLA (highest available) and 24h backups included, though at 2GB RAM (half Vultr's capacity).
Caveat: Single-node only; backup add-ons cost 10-60% surcharge; data transfer overages possible despite 'free egress' marketing; lower RAM may not suit your workload.
Also $30/mo with 80GB disk and 100GB transfer included, plus AWS ecosystem integration and data encryption.
Caveat: 2GB RAM (half Vultr); 99.9% SLA; data transfer overage $0.09-$0.132/GB depending on region; Windows bundles 70-90% more expensive.
Before you switch
| $19.6/mo |
| 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU |
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| AWS Lightsail | Managed Databases · 2GB Standard | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 80 GB | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed MySQL · Single-node 1x2GB | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB | Visit |
| UpCloud | Managed PostgreSQL · Single-node 1x2GB | $30/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB | Visit |
| Heroku | Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 | $50/mo | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MongoDB · Production DB2-2 | $54.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Render | Render Postgres · Pro-4gb | $55/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - Valkey (Redis-compatible) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - Managed Dashboards (Grafana) · Essential DB1-4 | $55.77/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - MySQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Managed Database - PostgreSQL · Essential DB1-4 | $64.24/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Managed Databases · Shared 4 GB - Standalone | $65/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Analytics - OpenSearch · Essential DB1-4 | $70.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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