Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL comparisons
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL is compared head-to-head with Amazon Aurora, Amazon RDS and Azure Database for PostgreSQL and more: 7 head-to-heads in PostgreSQL Hosting, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL head-to-head
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs Amazon Aurora
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs Amazon RDS
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | High availability | Point-in-time recovery | Read replicas | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 1 | Amazon Aurora | No | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | ||
| 3 | Amazon RDS | No | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | ||
| 4 | Azure Database for PostgreSQL | No | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | ||
| 5 | DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL | No | $15.15/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 6 | AlloyDB for PostgreSQL | No | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | ||
| 8 | IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
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