Scaleway Managed Database

DB 4.6/10

Cost-Optimized DB-DEV-S: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM at €0.0203-0.0233/hr; entry config ~2 GB RAM + 20 GB storage from ~€6.99/mo. PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Scaleway Managed Database scores 4.6/10 for free value in DB. The main constraint: Paid — from ~€6.99/mo (~$7.5). Cost-Optimized DB-DEV-S: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM at €0.0203-0.0233/hr; entry config ~2 GB RAM + 20 GB storage from ~€6.99/mo. PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Category DB Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.6/10

value = 4.6/100

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Capacity 1/10

value = 0.01 ×

fixed_log_v1

Operations 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

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Production fit 8/10

value = 8/100

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Key metrics

20 GB Storage

1 reads/mo Reads policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly read allowance is published in this item.

1 writes/mo Writes policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly write allowance is published in this item.

~€6.99/mo

1 vCPU

2 GB RAM

What you get

Paid — from ~€6.99/mo (~$7.5). Cost-Optimized DB-DEV-S: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM at €0.0203-0.0233/hr; entry config ~2 GB RAM + 20 GB storage from ~€6.99/mo. PostgreSQL and MySQL.

EU-hosted managed Postgres with 2 GB RAM under $8 — strong euro-zone value with GDPR/EU data residency

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Sources

"Managed PostgreSQL / MySQL - Cost Optimized · 1 vCPU · 2 GB, 1:2, €0.0233 €0.0203 €0.012 DB-DEV-M"
https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/managed-databases/
"Scaleway's managed PostgreSQL service starts at €6.99 per month for a basic instance with 2GB of RAM and 20GB of storage."
https://dev.to/nilebits/top-10-affordable-options-to-host-your-postgresql-database-5geo

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