Aiven for MySQL vs UpCloud Managed MySQL

Aiven for MySQL10.0Visit UMUpCloud Managed MySQL7.1Visit

Higher score Aiven for MySQL #1 in MySQL Hosting 10.0/10 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Aiven

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UM UpCloud Managed MySQL #6 in MySQL Hosting 7.1/10 30-day trial ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit UpCloud

• Aiven for MySQL fits best

  Managed MySQL value seekers

• UpCloud Managed MySQL fits best

  Low-cost managed MySQL with HA

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Side by side

Feature	Aiven for MySQL 10.0/10 Visit ↗	UMUpCloud Managed MySQL 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	10.0	7.1
Ranking	#1 in MySQL Hosting	#6 in MySQL Hosting
Best for	Managed MySQL value seekers	Low-cost managed MySQL with HA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aiven for MySQL 4/4 · UpCloud Managed MySQL 4/4
Automated backups	✓	✓
Point-in-time restore	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Private networking	✓	✓
Specs
Scaling mode	Both	Both
Included storage	8 GB	10 GB (best)
Our review
Pros	Free plan plus $5/month Developer entry tier Point-in-time recovery, backups, and cross-region read replicas Private connectivity, high availability, and broad integrations	Automated backups and point-in-time recovery Multi-node replication, failover, and read-only replicas Private networking, monitoring, alerts, and API access
Cons	Free and Developer plans exclude integrations and connection pooling The Free plan includes only 1 GB of total storage Production-oriented high availability starts with the Business plan	No free plan High availability requires the 2 Nodes or 3 Nodes plan Monthly prices are estimates because billing is hourly
Our verdict	Aiven for MySQL is a fully managed relational database service for developers and organizations running web applications, e-commerce systems, microservices, and other workloads. Aiven handles provisioning, patching, backups, security,… Read the review →	UpCloud Managed MySQL is a cloud database service for websites, ecommerce platforms, and applications that need managed relational database capacity. It removes database infrastructure management from the hosting workload while providing… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aiven for MySQL — where it wins

  • Free plan plus $5/month Developer entry tier
  • Point-in-time recovery, backups, and cross-region read replicas
  • Private connectivity, high availability, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Developer plans exclude integrations and connection pooling
  • The Free plan includes only 1 GB of total storage
  • Production-oriented high availability starts with the Business plan

• UpCloud Managed MySQL — where it wins

  • Automated backups and point-in-time recovery
  • Multi-node replication, failover, and read-only replicas
  • Private networking, monitoring, alerts, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • High availability requires the 2 Nodes or 3 Nodes plan
  • Monthly prices are estimates because billing is hourly

• Aiven for MySQL10.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 30-day trial

  Flexible managed MySQL with a free tier, low entry price, and production features.

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• UMUpCloud Managed MySQL7.1/10 · 30-day trial

  A managed MySQL service combining recovery, failover, scaling, and private networking.

  Visit UpCloudFull verdict →