Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora is a high-performance managed relational database from AWS. It handles the heavy lifting of database administration, letting you run complex queries without managing underlying infrastructure. You pay from $0.0730 per hour, making it a solid choice for teams needing scalable relational storage without the operational overhead of self-hosted solutions.
This service fits organizations already invested in the AWS ecosystem who need reliable performance. However, there is no free tier available, so even small test environments will incur costs immediately. If you are looking for a zero-cost sandbox to experiment with managed relational databases, Aurora’s pricing model means you will pay for every hour of usage from day one.
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 for current rates.
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