DataStax Astra DB Vector vs pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted) pricing
Across 3 benchmark workloads, DataStax Astra DB Vector prices lower in 2 of 3 — by up to ~97% at parity scenarios. It bills serverless capacity, so small workloads stay cheap. Both are compared on identical USD-normalized footprints; verify current rates via each row's provenance date in the full tool.
Monthly Cost Across Realistic Benchmarks
RAG Prototype · 100k×1536 fp32
DataStax Astra DB Vector: $0.27/mo pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted): $8.48/mo
Cheaper: DataStax Astra DB VectorMid Scale · 1M×768 INT8
DataStax Astra DB Vector: $1.19/mo pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted): $8.48/mo
Cheaper: DataStax Astra DB VectorLarge · 5M×768 INT8 10M queries
DataStax Astra DB Vector: $16.34/mo pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted): $8.48/mo
Cheaper: pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted)