Databases

Backup only makes sense once you can actually restore it

24h backup, 1h backup and PITR (point-in-time recovery) — explained plainly, with a real restore test, not just a cron job nobody checks.

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For whom

Companies that have never tested a restore
E-commerce and transactional systems
Teams without a clear backup policy
Anyone running a production database

What you get

24h backup by default
1h backup as an option
PITR — restore to a specific second
Scheduled restore tests, not "on request"
Copies stored off the main server
Restore procedure documentation

Packages and pricing

Prices net per month, starting proposals

DB Dev
1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB · 24h
79 zł
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DB Starter
1 vCPU / 2 GB / 25 GB · 24h
149 zł
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DB Business
2 vCPU / 4 GB / 75 GB · 24h
349 zł
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DB Pro
4 vCPU / 8 GB / 150 GB · 24h
799 zł
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Dedicated DB HA Light
2 nodes + witness/quorum
od 2 990 zł
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Dedicated DB HA Pro
3 nodes — critical production
od 5 990 zł
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For HA — a quote after a short assessment. Add-ons (1h backup, PITR, read replica, migration) are quoted clearly before deployment.

Why it's worth it

Why it's worth handing this to us

A production DB is more than data
Parameters, backup, replication and monitoring decide performance and safety.
Backup you can actually restore
24h/1h backup and restore tests, not an unchecked file.
Single → HA path
Start cheaper and scale to HA as risk grows.
In every package

The standard you don't pay extra for

Backup and restore
24h backup by default, 1h backup and PITR optional, restore on demand and recovery tests.
Monitoring and alerts
Metrics, logs and alerts matched to your risk — you know about an issue before a customer reports it.
Security and access
SSL/TLS, access restrictions, RBAC, hardening and private networks and VPN.
Deployments and updates
GitOps, Helm, CI/CD, maintenance windows and prepared rollback procedures.
Locations PL / FR / DE / USA
We pick the region for latency, cost and EU compliance.
Documentation and care
Environment description, runbook, emergency procedures and contact with a technical person.
Managed vs in-house

Why managed costs less than an in-house hire

A single in-house specialist rarely covers 24/7, backup, monitoring and SLA at once. Here's a realistic comparison.

Your own specialist (in-house)
One salary = one person
A senior admin/DevOps is a full employer cost of ~18–25k zł/mo — and it's still just one person.
Available 8–16
Working hours, holidays, sick leave and weekends. A night outage waits until morning.
Backup on their shoulders
Separate tooling and storage cost; restore tests often skipped.
No formal SLA
No one guarantees response time; knowledge sits in one head (bus factor).
Tools and training
Monitoring, licenses, certs and training add to the salary.
VITAL CLOUD Managed
A 24/7 team
Many people, on-call and procedures. Someone's there even when your admin sleeps.
SLA in writing
An agreed response time per package, not goodwill.
Backup in 3 locations
Copies in three places, with validation and deduplication, and restore tests.
Service monitoring included
Alerts before a customer reports it; automatic service recovery after a failure.
Auto-provisioning
We start services automatically and repeatably (GitOps/IaC).
What it really costs per month
ItemIn-houseVITAL CLOUD
Specialist1 FTE ~18–25k zł/mo (8–16, holidays)24/7 team included in the package
AvailabilityBusiness days, working hours24/7 per package
Backup+tools and storage, tests often skipped3 locations, validation, deduplication — included
MonitoringSeparate tools + configurationIncluded, with alerts and auto-restart
SLANone / informalFormal, in writing
Bus-factor riskKnowledge in one headProcedures, runbook, team
Entry costRecruitment + onboardingFrom a few hundred zł/mo
Illustrative comparison. Amounts depend on market and scale — but even one in-house senior rarely replaces a team, backup in 3 places, monitoring and an SLA at once.See how much you'd save

FAQ

What's the difference between 1h backup and PITR?
1h backup is a full copy every hour. PITR lets you restore to any second between copies, using the transaction log.
Do you test restores?
Yes — restore tests are scheduled on a cycle, not done "someday, maybe."

Got backups nobody has ever actually restored?

We'll review your current backup policy and propose a real restore test.

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