MySQL 2 vCPU 4GB managed database monthly price comparison
For a managed MySQL 2 vCPU 4GB single-node setup, the cheapest is AWS at $49.75 per month (excluding tax, 20GB storage included).
For high availability (keeps running through a failure), AWS is lowest at $98.77 per month.
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| Rank | Company | Product | Spec | Region | Single node monthly total | High availability monthly total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Web ServicesUS company | RDS for MySQL db.t4g.mediumMySQL, burstable, Single AZ | 2 vCPU / 4GB | N. Virginia, United States | $49.75DB server $47.45 + Storage 20GB $2.30 | $98.77DB server (high availability) $94.17 + Storage 20GB $4.60 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 2 | Microsoft AzureUS company | Database for MySQL Flexible Burstable B2sMySQL, burstable, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Virginia, United States | $51.94DB server $49.64 + Storage 20GB $2.30 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 3 | DigitalOceanUS company | MySQL single node 2 vCPU, 4GiBMySQL, shared-CPU, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | New York City, United States | $60.90DB server $60.90 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | Akamai Cloud (Linode)US company | Managed MySQL Linode 4GBMySQL, shared-CPU, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Newark, United States | $63.00DB server $63.00 | $147.00DB server (high availability) $147.00 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 5 | Google CloudUS company | Cloud SQL MySQL Enterprise 2 vCPU, 7.5GBMySQL, general-purpose, Single node | 2 vCPU / 7.5GBLarger than requested | Ashburn, United States | $109.23DB server $105.59 + Storage 20GB $3.64 | $218.47DB server (high availability, x2) $211.19 + Storage 20GB x 2 $7.28 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
Totals are the DB server price plus 20GB of storage. Backup retention and data transfer are not included.
Korea only (KRW billing)
These providers only have Korean regions, so they are not ranked here. Their Seoul prices are shown separately.
| Company | Product | Spec | Region | Single node monthly total | High availability monthly total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT CloudKorean company | DBaaS for MySQL 8 Standard 2 vCore, 4GBMySQL, general-purpose, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $74.56DB server $74.56 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| NHN CloudKorean company | RDS for MySQL m2.c2m4 (Standard) 2 vCPU, 4GBMySQL, general-purpose, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Pangyo, South Korea | $83.55DB server $81.81 + Storage 20GB $1.73 | $165.36DB server (high availability, x2) $163.63 + Storage 20GB $1.73 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| NAVER Cloud PlatformKorean company | Cloud DB for MySQL High CPU 2 vCPU, 4GBMySQL, compute-optimized, Single node | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $86.65DB server $86.65 | $173.30DB server (high availability, x2) $173.30 | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| Kakao CloudKorean company | MySQL m2a.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB)MySQL, general-purpose | 2 vCPU / 8GBLarger than requested | kr-central-2 | $124.67DB server $122.93 + Storage 20GB $1.73 | Check the official guide for high availability pricing | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
How we calculate
- Display currency
- USD. KRW prices are converted at the rate below, and prices already in this currency are shown as listed
- Exchange rate
- 1 USD = ₩1,329.49 (as of 2026-10-19)
- VAT
- Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.
- Monthly conversion
- Hourly prices are multiplied by 730 hours per month (8,760 hours per year / 12) (NAVER Cloud Platform, Kakao Cloud: 720 hours). Flat monthly products use their amount as is. NHN Cloud does not state an official monthly conversion, so we use 730 hours.
- Price region
- US East (one region per provider in that area). Korea-only providers are shown separately with Seoul prices
- Included
- DB server price, 20GB storage
- Not included
- Backup retention, Data transfer out, Read replicas
- Last updated
- 2026-10-20 12:09 KST
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