Which is cheaper, DO Managed Databases or OCI Autonomous Database?

OCI is cheaper in 4 of 5 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 47.1%.

How do DO Managed Databases and OCI Autonomous Database compare for general purpose workloads?

For general purpose workloads: DO: $120.00/mo, OCI: $67.74/mo. OCI is cheaper.

Updated Apr 4, 2026DOOCI

Overall Winner

OCI

DO Wins

OCI Wins

Ties

Oracle Cloud wins 4 of 5 price comparisons, averaging 47.1% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0205/hr to $1.32/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for General Purpose workloads

Comparing DO Managed Databases and OCI Autonomous Database across 5 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	DO Managed Databases	OCI Autonomous Database	Diff	Cheapest
Basic - Basic 1 vCPU 1 GB	$0.0205/hr db-s-1vcpu-1gb ($15.00/mo)	$0.0807/hr B95703 ($58.91/mo)	+74.5%	DO
Basic - Basic 2 vCPU 4 GB	$0.0822/hr db-s-2vcpu-4gb ($60.00/mo)	$0.0807/hr B95715 ($58.91/mo)	+1.8%	OCI
General Purpose - General 4 vCPU 8 GB	$0.1644/hr db-s-4vcpu-8gb ($120.00/mo)	$0.0928/hr B99596 ($67.74/mo)	+43.5%	OCI
General Purpose - General 8 vCPU 32 GB	$0.6575/hr db-s-8vcpu-32gb ($480.00/mo)	$0.3864/hr B99595 ($282.07/mo)	+41.2%	OCI
General Purpose - General 16 vCPU 64 GB	$1.3151/hr db-s-16vcpu-64gb ($960.00/mo)	$0.3360/hr B95712 ($245.28/mo)	+74.5%	OCI