Amazon Aurora
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 MySQL or PostgreSQL-compatible databases while the platform manages the heavy lifting of availability and durability.
This setup suits teams needing enterprise-grade reliability who don’t want to maintain their own database servers. The main catch is the lack of a free tier, meaning every hour costs money. Starting at $0.0730 per hour, it’s accessible for small instances, but the pricing model requires contacting AWS for detailed estimates, which adds friction for budget planning compared to fixed-rate alternatives.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0730 per hour
- Regions 15 · 6 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health A
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- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.99%
15 regions across 6 continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 3
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.r6g.large · I/O-Optimized | $0.0950 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| db.r6g.large | $0.0730 | per hour | us-east-1 |
| Storage | $0.1000 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.
Alternatives on other providers
Amazon Aurora has the highest starting price of 2 comparable services — $0.0730 per hour.
- Google Cloud Platform AlloyDB for PostgreSQL $0.0005 per GB/month Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Database for PostgreSQL $0.0100 per hour Compare
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Postgresql no price Compare