Tech & Energy
Database Storage Cost Calculator
Managed DBs charge for storage, IOPS, backups, and compute. Add it all up.
Monthly cost
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- Storage
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- IOPS / requests
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- With 35% backup
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FAQ
Backup storage? +
Most managed DBs include 1x storage of backup retention free. Beyond that, S3-equivalent rates ($0.023-0.025/GB).
Self-hosted savings? +
A $20/mo VPS with 100GB SSD beats managed DBs on cost — but losing managed backups, point-in-time recovery, and HA. Worth $10-50/mo to most teams.