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Hostman
Cloud 5 · 4 × 8 GB · 160 GB NVMe · Europe
✓ Listed for “Database”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
Match by workload
VPS for a database
PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse or Redis under load
How many resources you need
Why that many
For a database, memory is not headroom but a working tool: the more data fits in the cache, the fewer trips to disk. The rule to start from: the active part of the database should fit in memory. The second most important parameter is the disk, and not so much sequential read speed as random-access latency
01 · Minimum
2 × 4 GB
disk from 40 GB
A database of up to a few gigabytes, a dozen concurrent connections
02 · Workingtypical choice
4 × 8 GB
disk from 80 GB
PostgreSQL or MySQL under a medium-sized application
03 · With headroom
8 × 16 GB
disk from 160 GB
Analytical queries, ClickHouse, hundreds of connections
What to check before paying
- The I/O operations limit: NVMe in the description guarantees nothing if the plan caps IOPS
- The ability to grow the disk without reinstalling the server
- Snapshots and their frequency, a database is the last thing you can afford to lose
- A private network between servers, if the database will be separate from the application
How this ties into the matching. The calculator below is already set up for this workload: 4 cores and 8 GB of memory from the recommendation are filled in. You can change the values and the match recalculates instantly. A workload fit adds +25 points to a provider, the full formula
Matching
Find a server for a database
Server matching
85 plans with a verified price, data checked August 16, 202601 · Workloadwe suggest 4 × 8 GB
PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse or Redis under load
02 · Location
03 · Memory8 GB
1 GB64 GB
04 · Cores4 cores
116
05 · Budgetup to $25 / month
$5no limit
06 · Requirements
Provider commission is not part of the formula. How the score works
Matching result14 matching plans
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MassiveGRID
Professional · 4 × 8 GB · 128 GB NVMe · Asia
✓ Listed for “Database”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
03
Ethernet Servers
VPS 8 GB · 4 × 8 GB · 320 GB SSD · USA
✓ Listed for “Database”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
04
DataPacket
VServer 8 GB · 5 × 8 GB · 250 GB NVMe · USA
✓ Listed for “Database”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
05
VPSDime
Linux VPS 6 GB · 4 × 6 GB · 30 GB NVMe · USA
✓ Listed for “Database”✕ Closest plan is below your request: 4 × 6 GB✓ Within budget
06
BegetRussia
VPS 3 · 2 × 4 GB · 40 GB NVMe · Kazakhstan
✓ Listed for “Database”✕ Closest plan is below your request: 2 × 4 GB✓ Within budget
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Plans
Suitable plans from the base
Selected are the ones that cover the recommended configuration: at least 4 cores and 8 GB of memory
| Provider | Plan | CPU | RAM | Disk | Price per GB | Verified | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostman | Cloud 5 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | $2 | August 3, 2026 | $17 |
| MassiveGRID | Professional | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB NVMe | $2 | August 16, 2026 | $19 |
| Ethernet Servers | VPS 8 GB | 4 | 8 GB | 320 GB SSD | $3 | August 16, 2026 | $24 |
| DataPacket | VServer 8 GB | 5 | 8 GB | 250 GB NVMe | $3 | August 6, 2026 | $25 |
| is*hosting | Premium | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB SSD | $4 | August 3, 2026 | $34 |
| DataPacket | VServer 16 GB | 6 | 16 GB | 300 GB NVMe | $2 | August 6, 2026 | $35 |
| Hostman | Cloud 6 | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB NVMe | $2 | August 3, 2026 | $37 |
| Fornex | Cloud NVMe 8 | 4 | 8 GB | 120 GB NVMe | $5 | August 6, 2026 | $39 |
| VPS.org | Power | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | $5 | August 3, 2026 | $40 |
| RoseHosting | NVME 8 | 4 | 8 GB | 120 GB NVMe | $11 | August 16, 2026 | $90 |
| AEserver | VPS 5 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | $22 | August 3, 2026 | $174 |
Providers
Who claims this workload
HO
A managed cloud that deploys apps from your repository in a few clicks. A fit for teams without dedicated DevOps: updates, monitor…
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Plans from$4
Very broad geography: more than forty VPS locations plus a separate dedicated-server line. Handy when you need a specific host cou…
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Plans from$6
AE
A local Emirati provider with a data center in Dubai. Best for projects with an audience in the UAE and the Gulf, where low latenc…
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Plans from$27
Focused on performance and dedicated servers for production. A choice for heavy workloads where stable capacity matters more than…
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Plans from$5
UL
Managed NVMe hosting focused on site speed and WordPress. They take on part of the administration, which helps if you have no sysa…
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Plans fromTBD
VP
A general-purpose mid-range provider with flexible configurations. A fit when you need a predictable server for typical workloads…
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Plans from$3
FO
A provider with Russian-speaking support and European locations. A range from a simple VPS to dedicated servers.
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Plans from$6
VD
An inexpensive provider with hourly billing and a clear plan line-up. Often chosen for small services and test stands.
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Plans from$2
RU
A provider with many data centers and dedicated products for 1C, trading and GPU. Notable in the corporate segment.
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Plans from$14
Cloud VPS with hourly billing and broad geography: Europe, the US and Asia. Handy when you need a specific host country and flexib…
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Plans from$4
A cloud with NVMe storage and sites in New York, London, Frankfurt and Singapore. A 2 Gbps uplink and an uptime SLA are advertised
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Plans from$4
An inexpensive VPS with sites in the US, Germany and the UK, daily backups and a 10 Gbps port
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Plans from$6
A managed NVMe VPS with server administration handled by the provider. A single US data center, but they take on setup and server…
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Plans from$44
VP
A VPS with a lot of RAM for the money and sites in the US, the UK and the Netherlands. Known for generous configurations
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Plans from$7
A provider with Russian-speaking support and broad geography: Russia and 20+ countries. A range from light plans to powerful confi…
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Plans from$4
BE
A well-known Russian host with a convenient panel, NVMe storage and hourly billing. Sites in Russia and Kazakhstan
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Plans from$4
Questions
Common questions about a database
How much memory does PostgreSQL need
A guideline: the size of the active part of the database plus headroom for connections and the operating system. For a four-gigabyte database it is reasonable to take eight gigabytes of memory. If the database is several times larger than memory, the disk becomes the bottleneck, and then it matters more to take NVMe without a hard operations cap
Keep the database with the application or separate
Together is simpler and cheaper while the server copes. Splitting them makes sense when the application’s peaks start taking memory from the database or when you need to scale them independently. Splitting across servers requires a private network, otherwise traffic goes over the public address
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