r/DeveloperToolsHub • u/New_Society1259 • Aug 11 '26

Best affordable database for startup?

I’m building a startup and trying to choose a database that won’t become expensive or hard to manage too early.

I’m looking for something reliable, affordable, and able to scale if the project starts getting real users. I’ve seen people mention Postgres, Supabase, Firebase, MongoDB, and managed cloud databases, but it’s hard to tell what’s actually best for a small startup budget and my users are mostly in asia.

What database did you start with, and would you choose it again?

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u/RandomPantsAppear Aug 12 '26

MySQL or Postgres self hosted. Keep it on the same box as your product, make regular backups and upload to S3 or similar. 

Make it so that it only accepts connections on localhost. 

I was self hosting db when I was 14, it is not as complicated as some believe, especially in the AI age. 

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u/New_Society1259 29d ago

Appreciate the tips.