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DigitalOcean Managed Databases

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Spec sheet

What it does
Managed Databases provides fully managed database clusters as an alternative to manually installing, configuring, maintaining, and securing databases.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Audience
DigitalOcean says its cloud solutions are tailored to startups and small businesses, as well as builders and rapidly growing businesses.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Free plan
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · digitalocean.com
Paid from
15.15Read 22 Sep 2026 · digitalocean.com
Security
Managed database connections use TLS/SSL, backups are encrypted at rest, and customers can restrict connection sources with an application firewall.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Support
DigitalOcean describes four levels of support services for customers from startups to large businesses.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Founded
2012Read 4 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Backups
The product page says databases receive automatic daily backups and can be restored to any point within the previous seven days.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Engines
The available engines are PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, MongoDB, Valkey, and OpenSearch.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Failover
All database clusters have automated failover that detects and replaces degraded or failing nodes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Limit
High availability requires at least one standby node, and Kafka and OpenSearch do not support standby nodes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Migration
Eligible customers with complex workloads can receive free tailored migration support from DigitalOcean specialists.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Monitoring
Integrated metrics and alerts cover cluster events, resource notifications, latency, CPU, memory, and disk usage.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Network
New managed database clusters are placed in a VPC network by default.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Operations
DigitalOcean handles database setup, backups, and updates so customers can focus on building applications.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Scaling
Customers can add CPUs, RAM, and nodes, and storage autoscaling is available without manual intervention.Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com

Plans and prices

PostgreSQL Standard 1 GiB $15.15 a month Monthly pricing shown by node configuration 1 GiB RAM · 1 vCPU · 10–30 GiB storage Read 22 Sep 2026 · digitalocean.com
MySQL Standard 1 GiB $15.15 a month Monthly pricing shown by node configuration 1 GiB RAM · 1 vCPU · 10–30 GiB storage Read 22 Sep 2026 · digitalocean.com
MongoDB 1 GiB $15.23 a month Monthly pricing shown by node configuration 1 GiB RAM · 1 vCPU · 15–25 GiB storage Read 22 Sep 2026 · digitalocean.com
Managed Valkey $15 a month $15.00/mo for 1 GiB, 1 vCPU 10 GiB disk · $0.02232/hr Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Managed MySQL Standard $15.15 a month $15.15/mo for 1 GiB, 1 vCPU; storage priced separately at $0.215/GiB/mo 10–30 GiB storage · $0.02254/hr Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Managed PostgreSQL Standard $15.15 a month $15.15/mo for 1 GiB, 1 vCPU; storage priced separately at $0.215/GiB/mo 10–30 GiB storage · $0.02254/hr Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Managed MongoDB $15.23 a month $15.23/mo for 1 GiB, 1 vCPU; storage priced separately at $0.215/GiB/mo 15–25 GiB storage · $0.02266/hr Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Managed OpenSearch $19.60 a month $19.60/mo for 2 GiB, 1 vCPU; storage priced separately at $0.215/GiB/mo 40–200 GiB storage · $0.02917/hr Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Managed Kafka $148.80 a month $148.80/mo per 6 GiB, 6 vCPU broker; clusters start with three brokers 120–240 GiB storage per broker · $0.22143/hr per broker Read 9 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com

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