Aiven for PostgreSQL vs Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Aiven for PostgreSQL8.8Visit Azure Database for PostgreSQL8.7Visit

Higher score Aiven for PostgreSQL #7 in Managed Database Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Aiven

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL #8 in Managed Database Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Azure Database

• Aiven for PostgreSQL fits best

  PostgreSQL teams seeking low-cost managed hosting

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL fits best

  Azure teams needing managed PostgreSQL

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Side by side

Feature	Aiven for PostgreSQL 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Azure Database for PostgreSQL 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#7 in Managed Database Hosting	#8 in Managed Database Hosting
Best for	PostgreSQL teams seeking low-cost managed hosting	Azure teams needing managed PostgreSQL
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs, Email	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aiven for PostgreSQL 2/3 · Azure Database for PostgreSQL 2/3
High availability	✓	✓
Point-in-time recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Read replicas	✓	✓
Specs
Database type	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Scaling model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Backup retention	Not checked yet	7 days
Our review
Pros	Free plan with no time limit and a $5/month Developer tier Managed patching, scaling, backups, monitoring, and failover options API, Terraform, CLI, Kubernetes, and Aiven service integrations	Automatic backups, point-in-time restore, and configurable retention High availability with standby failover and zone-redundant options Private networking, PgBouncer, replicas, and Entra authentication
Cons	Free and Developer plans use a single node or VM Free plan includes only 1 GB RAM and 1 GB disk storage Higher availability features begin on the Business plan	No perpetual free plan Cloud deployment is centered on the Azure ecosystem Pricing depends on region, currency, agreement, and usage
Our verdict	Aiven for PostgreSQL is a fully managed, cloud-hosted relational database service based on open-source PostgreSQL. It is aimed at teams that want Aiven to handle provisioning, maintenance, patching, scaling, backups, monitoring, and… Read the review →	Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a fully managed cloud database service built on the PostgreSQL engine. It is aimed at teams running applications and APIs on Azure that want Microsoft to handle infrastructure provisioning, patching,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aiven for PostgreSQL — where it wins

  • Free plan with no time limit and a $5/month Developer tier
  • Managed patching, scaling, backups, monitoring, and failover options
  • API, Terraform, CLI, Kubernetes, and Aiven service integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Developer plans use a single node or VM
  • Free plan includes only 1 GB RAM and 1 GB disk storage
  • Higher availability features begin on the Business plan

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL — where it wins

  • Automatic backups, point-in-time restore, and configurable retention
  • High availability with standby failover and zone-redundant options
  • Private networking, PgBouncer, replicas, and Entra authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • No perpetual free plan
  • Cloud deployment is centered on the Azure ecosystem
  • Pricing depends on region, currency, agreement, and usage

• Aiven for PostgreSQL8.8/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost managed PostgreSQL service with useful automation and cloud tooling.

  Visit AivenFull verdict →
• Azure Database for PostgreSQL8.7/10 · Paid

  A feature-rich managed PostgreSQL service for production workloads on Azure.

  Visit Azure DatabaseFull verdict →