[7moritz7]

5 bucks gets you 8gb ram 4 vcpu 75gb nvme at contabo actually

i know this is apples and oranges but that's 16 times the ram

[znpy]

you get all of those resources execpt what you need: a managed postgresql.

the difference in price is really the value added by having someone else managing postgresql for you.

[_zoltan_]

what is there to manage on a single instance, single VM...

[saxenaabhi]

pitr, setting up a replica, observability, performance reports etc