Which is cheaper, DO Managed Databases or Google Cloud SQL?

DO is cheaper in 4 of 5 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 25.4%.

How do DO Managed Databases and Google Cloud SQL compare for general purpose workloads?

For general purpose workloads: DO: $120.00/mo, GCP: $116.80/mo. GCP is cheaper.

Updated Apr 6, 2026DOGCP

Overall Winner

DO Wins

GCP Wins

Ties

DigitalOcean wins 4 of 5 price comparisons, averaging 25.4% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0205/hr to $2.24/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for General Purpose workloads

Comparing DO Managed Databases and Google Cloud SQL across 5 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	DO Managed Databases	GCP Google Cloud SQL	Diff	Cheapest
Basic - Basic 1 vCPU 1 GB	$0.0205/hr db-s-1vcpu-1gb ($15.00/mo)	$0.0350/hr 0196-43DA-CE10 ($25.55/mo)	+41.3%	DO
Basic - Basic 2 vCPU 4 GB	$0.0822/hr db-s-2vcpu-4gb ($60.00/mo)	$0.0826/hr 0152-2835-C929 ($60.30/mo)	+0.5%	DO
General Purpose - General 4 vCPU 8 GB	$0.1644/hr db-s-4vcpu-8gb ($120.00/mo)	$0.1600/hr 08CF-6062-E7B1 ($116.80/mo)	+2.7%	GCP
General Purpose - General 8 vCPU 32 GB	$0.6575/hr db-s-8vcpu-32gb ($480.00/mo)	$1.1200/hr 0A21-9C51-377F ($817.60/mo)	+41.3%	DO
General Purpose - General 16 vCPU 64 GB	$1.3151/hr db-s-16vcpu-64gb ($960.00/mo)	$2.2400/hr 02A7-A44D-B75B ($1,635.20/mo)	+41.3%	DO