DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL pricing
Alternative. Maturity: Established (12 months or more). Replaces Heroku Postgres, Neon, Supabase. Last checked 2026-10-21.
visit digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-postgresql ↗ its pricing page ↗
Visitors who say they use DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL: none yet. Self-reported, anonymous, and never used for order.
| plan | from $/mo | billed | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard 1 GiB | $15.15 | gb | pricing page | 2026-10-21 |
| Standard 2 GiB | $30.45 | gb | pricing page | 2026-10-21 |
| Standard 4 GiB | $60.90 | gb | pricing page | 2026-10-21 |
Standard 1 GiB: Standard Edition, single node, 1 GiB of memory, shared CPU: $15.15 a month with 10 GiB of storage, expandable to 30 GiB at $0.215 per GiB. Worked out as $15.15 + $0.215 for each GiB above 10.
Standard 2 GiB: Standard Edition, single node, 2 GiB of memory, shared CPU: $30.45 a month with 30 GiB of storage, expandable to 60 GiB at $0.215 per GiB. Worked out as $30.45 + $0.215 for each GiB above 30.
Standard 4 GiB: Standard Edition, single node, 4 GiB of memory, shared CPU: $60.9 a month with 60 GiB of storage, expandable to 120 GiB at $0.215 per GiB. Worked out as $60.9 + $0.215 for each GiB above 60.
features recorded
| feature | status | from plan | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic backups | yes | Standard 1 GiB | Full cluster backups daily, with write-ahead logs kept for 7 days. |
| Connection pooling | yes | Standard 1 GiB | Connection pools backed by PgBouncer (21 pools per cluster). |
| Postgres extensions (such as pgvector) | yes | Standard 1 GiB | Extensions in pg_available_extensions are installable on Standard Edition clusters. |
| Point-in-time restore | yes | Standard 1 GiB | Restore to any point in time within the previous seven days. |
| High availability (automatic failover) | add-on | Standard 2 GiB | High availability needs a standby node at the same price as the primary (a 2 GiB cluster with one standby starts at $60.90); not in the cost shown. |
| Database branches | not stated | - | |
| Read replicas | add-on | Standard 1 GiB | Read-only nodes begin at $15.00 a month. |
| Sign-in and file storage from the same vendor | not stated | - |
limits and caveats
| limit | what the vendor says | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard-edition | From 15 October 2026 for new accounts, new Standard Edition clusters cannot use plans above 4 GiB of memory or add standby or read-only nodes; Advanced Edition starts at $130 for 8 GiB | source | 2026-10-21 |
| units | Storage and memory are counted in GiB; the price on the pricing page includes the plan's minimum disk | source | 2026-10-21 |
| connections | The 1 GiB plan allows 22 backend connections; a connection pool lifts that | source | 2026-10-21 |
compare
- +Heroku Postgres alternatives: how DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL compares.
- +Neon alternatives: how DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL compares.
- +Supabase alternatives: how DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL compares.
- +All database tools, including Fly.io Managed Postgres, Heroku Postgres, Neon, PlanetScale, Railway Postgres.
switches
Reported switches to DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL from other listed tools: none yet. Self-reported by visitors, shown as a raw count, and never used for ranking.
What people said they gave up (read first, one person's view each):
proof signals
- +Pricing, limits and extension lists published in its docs
- +Docs state daily backups with 7 days of point-in-time restore
details
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- managed
- open source
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