Managed Databases
Linode’s Managed Databases run on Aiven infrastructure, handling the heavy lifting of database administration. You get provisioned instances for common engines like PostgreSQL or MySQL, with the provider managing patching, backups, and scaling. It’s a straightforward setup for teams needing reliable data storage without building their own database operations from scratch.
This option suits developers who want predictable hourly costs starting at $0.0900 per hour, but it lacks a free tier entirely. You pay from the first minute of deployment, which means even small testing environments incur charges. It’s a trade-off for those prioritizing managed convenience over zero-cost experimentation.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0900 per hour
- Regions 11 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 5 certifications
- Provider health B
Decision score
Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.
Trust & reach via Linode (Akamai)
- C5
- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- compute99.99%
- database99.95%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.95%
11 regions across 5 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 3
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| lke-ha | $0.0900 | per hour | us-east |
| lke-e | $0.4500 | per hour | us-east |
| lke-sa | < $0.000001 | per hour | us-east |
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
Managed Databases has the highest starting price of 3 comparable services — $0.0900 per hour.
- AWS Amazon RDS $0.0170 per hour Compare
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases $15.00 per month
- Google Cloud Platform Cloud SQL $0.0105 per hour Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure SQL Database $0.0250 per GB/month Compare