AlloyDB for PostgreSQL vs Amazon Aurora

Head-to-head comparison · Database

At a glance

Only AlloyDB for PostgreSQL offers a free tier.

AlloyDB runs as a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database on Google Cloud, targeting heavy enterprise workloads that need standard Postgres syntax without the operational overhead. It handles the infrastructure mana…

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PRICING Pay-as-you-go

FREE TIER Available

TIER free

Start a 30-day AlloyDB free trial with an 8 vCPU basic primary instance and up to 1 TB of storage capacity. Plus, new Google Cloud customers get $300

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Amazon Aurora is a managed relational database on AWS that handles high-performance workloads without you managing the underlying infrastructure. It automates patching, backups, and scaling, letting you run standard MySQ…

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FREE TIER None

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Pricing Tiers

ALLOYDB FOR POSTGRESQL

16 vCPU $1.11/hour

2 vCPU $0.1388/hour

32 vCPU $2.22/hour

4 vCPU $0.2776/hour

64 vCPU $4.44/hour

8 vCPU $0.5553/hour

Memory $0.0160/GB/hour

On-Demand $0.1386/vCPU/hour

AMAZON AURORA

I/O-Optimized $0.0950/hour

On-Demand $0.0730/hour

Storage $0.1000/GB/month