Amazon RDS vs Managed Databases
Head-to-head comparison · Database
At a glance
- Only Amazon RDS offers a free tier.
AW
Amazon RDS
AWS
Amazon RDS handles the heavy lifting of running relational databases on AWS, covering MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MariaDB. It automates provisioning, patching, and backups, letting teams deploy standard da…
CATEGORY
Database
PRICING
See pricing page
FREE TIER
Available
TIER
free
Free for 12 months
DI
Managed Databases
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean’s Managed Databases take over the routine maintenance tasks that usually distract from application development. The provider handles the initial setup, ongoing backups, and software updates, effectively remo…
CATEGORY
Database
PRICING
Pay-as-you-go
FREE TIER
None
TIER
pay-as-you-go
Pricing Tiers
AMAZON RDS
Free Tier
Free/month
On-Demand
$0.0170/hour
On-Demand
$0.0680/hour
On-Demand
$6.20/hour
On-Demand
$45.76/hour
On-Demand
$5.26/hour
On-Demand
$16.42/hour
On-Demand
$16.60/hour
MANAGED DATABASES
MySQL 1-node
$15.00/month
PostgreSQL 1-node
$60.00/month
PostgreSQL 1-node
$115.00/month
PostgreSQL 1-node
$15.00/month
Redis 1-node
$15.00/month