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

OCI is cheaper in 4 of 5 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 62%.

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

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

OCI Autonomous Database vs Vultr Managed Databases: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026OCIVultr

Overall Winner

OCI

OCI Wins

Vultr Wins

Ties

Pricing Analysis

Oracle Cloud wins 4 of 5 price comparisons, averaging 62% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0205/hr to $1.97/hr across comparable tiers.

●Oracle Cloud leads in Data Warehouse (4/5 tiers, avg 62% difference)

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Side-by-Side Pricing

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

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Category	OCI Autonomous Database	Vultr Managed Databases	Diff	Cheapest
Data Warehouse - Autonomous Lakehouse - ECPU -BYOL	$0.0807/hr B95703 ($58.91/mo)	$0.1233/hr vultr-db-occ-1c4g ($90.01/mo)	+34.5%	OCI
Data Warehouse - Autonomous Transaction Processing - Dedicated - ECPU - BYOL	$0.0807/hr B95715 ($58.91/mo)	$0.0205/hr vultr-db-hp-1c1g ($14.96/mo)	+74.6%	Vultr
Data Warehouse - Globally Distributed Autonomous Lakehouse - Dedicated - BYOL	$0.0928/hr B99596 ($67.74/mo)	$0.3288/hr vultr-db-hp-6c16g ($240.02/mo)	+71.8%	OCI
Data Warehouse - Autonomous Lakehouse - Dedicated - ECPU	$0.3360/hr B95712 ($245.28/mo)	$0.6575/hr vultr-db-hp-8c32g ($479.97/mo)	+48.9%	OCI
Data Warehouse - Globally Distributed Autonomous Lakehouse - Dedicated	$0.3864/hr B99595 ($282.07/mo)	$1.9726/hr vultr-db-occ-16c64g ($1,440.00/mo)	+80.4%	OCI

When to Choose OCI Autonomous Database

✓Data Warehouse - Autonomous Lakehouse - ECPU -BYOL - saves $31.10/mo (34.5% cheaper)
✓Data Warehouse - Globally Distributed Autonomous Lakehouse - Dedicated - BYOL - saves $172.28/mo (71.8% cheaper)
✓Data Warehouse - Autonomous Lakehouse - Dedicated - ECPU - saves $234.69/mo (48.9% cheaper)
✓Data Warehouse - Globally Distributed Autonomous Lakehouse - Dedicated - saves $1,157.93/mo (80.4% cheaper)