It's not about the $250 being too expensive. It's about feeling like you're not getting a good value - being overcharged for a subpar product. Quote from the a

It's not about the $250 being too expensive. It's about feeling like you're not getting a good value - being overcharged for a subpar product. Quote from the article: > At $250/month for 4 databases without any replicas, we were paying premium prices for subpar reliability.