Managed MySQL 16 GB pricing.
Prices checked
The cheapest 16 GB MySQL is $231.35 a month at DigitalOcean on a single node, and $462.70 a month with a standby, across 55 databases from 6 providers, checked .
Cheapest single node
DigitalOcean
General Purpose · 1 node · 90 GB disk
The least you pay a month for a managed 16 GB MySQL, on one server with no standby.
Cheapest with a standby
DigitalOcean
General Purpose · 2 nodes · 90 GB disk
What it costs you to have a copy take over if the primary fails, 100% more than the same node alone at DigitalOcean.
Every 16 GB MySQL we track
Single node, 18
- 1
4 vCPU · no disk · 1 node
$156.05/mo - 2
4 vCPU · no disk · 1 node
$180.11/mo - 3
4 vCPU · 90 GB disk · 1 node
$231.35/mo - 4
4 vCPU · 250 GB disk · 1 node
$231.75/mo - 5
4 vCPU · no disk · 1 node
$234.64/mo - 6
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$241.50/mo - 7
6 vCPU · 290 GB disk · 1 node
$244.35/mo - 8
6 vCPU · 350 GB disk · 1 node
$249.66/mo - 9
6 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 1 node
$252/mo - 10
2 vCPU · 300 GB disk · 1 node
$254.50/mo - 11
4 vCPU · no disk · 1 node
$258.06/mo - 12
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$271.50/mo - 13
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 1 node
$273/mo - 14
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$289.50/mo - 15
4 vCPU · 320 GB disk · 1 node
$321.18/mo - 16
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 1 node
$327.60/mo - 17
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 1 node
$327.60/mo - 18
4 vCPU · 120 GB disk · 1 node
$333.80/mo
With a standby, 37
Two nodes or more: a primary and the standbys that take over if it fails. The price is for all of them.
- 1
4 vCPU · no disk · 2 nodes
$230.63/mo - 2
4 vCPU · no disk · 2 nodes
$275.57/mo - 3
2 vCPU · no disk · 3 nodes
$349/mo - 4
4 vCPU · no disk · 2 nodes
$359/mo - 5
4 vCPU · no disk · 2 nodes
$394.78/mo - 6
4 vCPU · 190 GB disk · 2 nodes
$405.70/mo - 7
4 vCPU · 90 GB disk · 2 nodes
$462.70/mo - 8
4 vCPU · 250 GB disk · 2 nodes
$463.50/mo - 9
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 2 nodes
$483/mo - 10
6 vCPU · 290 GB disk · 2 nodes
$488.70/mo - 11
2 vCPU · 300 GB disk · 2 nodes
$509/mo - 12
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 2 nodes
$543/mo - 13
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 3 nodes
$574.50/mo - 14
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 2 nodes
$579/mo - 15
6 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 3 nodes
$588/mo - 16
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 2 nodes
$590/mo - 17
4 vCPU · 190 GB disk · 3 nodes
$608.55/mo - 18
2 vCPU · 110 GB disk · 3 nodes
$609/mo - 19
6 vCPU · 350 GB disk · 2 nodes
$640.21/mo - 20
2 vCPU · 300 GB disk · 3 nodes
$649.50/mo - 21
4 vCPU · 120 GB disk · 2 nodes
$667.60/mo - 22
4 vCPU · 90 GB disk · 3 nodes
$694.05/mo - 23
4 vCPU · 250 GB disk · 3 nodes
$695.25/mo - 24
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 2 nodes
$708/mo - 25
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 2 nodes
$708/mo
- 26
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 3 nodes
$724.50/mo - 27
4 vCPU · 320 GB disk · 2 nodes
$730.43/mo - 28
6 vCPU · 290 GB disk · 3 nodes
$733.05/mo - 29
2 vCPU · 300 GB disk · 3 nodes
$763.50/mo - 30
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 3 nodes
$814.50/mo - 31
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 3 nodes
$819/mo - 32
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 3 nodes
$868.50/mo - 33
6 vCPU · 350 GB disk · 3 nodes
$959.95/mo - 34
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 3 nodes
$982.80/mo - 35
8 vCPU · 280 GB disk · 3 nodes
$982.80/mo - 36
4 vCPU · 120 GB disk · 3 nodes
$1,001.40/mo - 37
4 vCPU · 320 GB disk · 3 nodes
$1,180.87/mo
What the invoice adds
What each provider in this list bills beyond the monthly price, as it publishes it. None of it is in the prices above.
- Aiven
- Publishes no metered rates beside its prices, which is not the same as charging nothing for them.
- Akamai Cloud (Linode)
- Publishes no metered rates beside its prices, which is not the same as charging nothing for them.
- DigitalOcean
- Extra disk $0.21 per GB a month; backup storage not published; outbound transfer not published. Disk beyond a size's included minimum, per GB a month, on Standard Edition clusters; $0.12 on Advanced Edition; standby nodes pay for their own copy.
- OVHcloud
- Extra disk $0.41 per GB a month; backup storage not published; outbound transfer not published. Extra disk is the Production rate, per GB a month; €0.29 on Discovery, €0.44 on Advanced.
- PlanetScale
- Publishes no metered rates beside its prices, which is not the same as charging nothing for them.
- Scaleway
- Extra disk $0.11 per GB a month; backup storage 3.4¢ per GB a month; outbound transfer not published. Every database needs a Block Storage volume, billed by the GB: the rate shown is 5K IOPS storage; faster 15K IOPS storage costs more.
How we count
A size is the RAM per node, counted as 16 GB when it is within a quarter of it. A single node is one server. Two nodes or more are a primary with the standbys that take over if it fails, and the price on the row is for all of them. The size is per node, because that is what your queries get.
A price is what one month costs, in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, excluding tax. A price read for the first time, or that moved a lot, is marked while a second reading checks it, and gives the lead to a price that is confirmed or a week old whenever the list has one.
Frequently asked
- What is the cheapest managed 16 GB MySQL?
- DigitalOcean General Purpose, $231.35 a month on a single node, checked 21 Oct 2026. With a standby, DigitalOcean General Purpose at $462.70 a month.
- Do I need a standby for MySQL?
- A standby is a copy on its own node that takes over if the primary fails, so your app does not go down with one server. You pay for every node. A single node suits you where some downtime and a restore from backup are acceptable.
- Why do 16 GB MySQL prices differ so much?
- Single nodes here run from $231.35/mo to $333.80/mo for the same RAM, because what comes with it differs: the vCPU, whether the CPU is shared, and the disk, from 90 GB to 350 GB. Each row says what it includes.
- How current are these prices?
- They are read every day from each provider's own price list or API; the readings on this page are from 21 Oct 2026. Prices exclude tax.
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