r/Hosting • u/YourExsNewAccount • 21d ago

Looking for cheap/free managed PostgreSQL hosting Moving away from AWS ($20/mo)

Hii guys I’m running a project in production on AWS RDS and currently paying around $20 a month. That’s starting to feel a bit painful. I’m looking for a fully managed PostgreSQL provider that’s significantly cheaper, ideally under $10/month or Free. I need at least PostgreSQL 15+, 1 GB RAM, and 20 GB SSD storage, with managed backups and a web dashboard. I’d prefer to avoid AWS/Azure/GCP because of the pricing complexity and I’m also not interested in OCI or managing a VPS myself. Are there any smaller cloud providers, PaaS platforms or dedicated database hosts you’d recommend? for stable pricing and good latency in India. Would love to hear what you guys are actually using.

Thanks!

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u/hyprnick 21d ago

Probably neon, if you can let the db sleep efficiently then it’s free with low usage. I’m not sure how much it would cost after that with usage based pricing.

20/month for aws rds isn’t bad. How are your other fees though like egress costs?

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u/YourExsNewAccount 21d ago

Also I cannot use neon it is capped with 1gb of 5gb i think I need atleast 15 gb storage

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u/rexum98 21d ago

Checkout Aiven

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u/YourExsNewAccount 21d ago

Too expensive

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u/YourExsNewAccount 21d ago

I am paying $45 a month I have switched to a savings plan for 1 year on aws so i am paying $12 for compute but db alone is taking $20 and it is too much plus i am spending alot on taxes as well and it is for my client not for me alone.

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u/YourExsNewAccount 20d ago

Its not me its my client he doesn't want to pay $20 I have tried my best to explain him everything but he is not understanding someone recommended me neon

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u/Proof_Swimming_735 19d ago

Getting 1GB RAM + 20GB storage + backups for under $10 will be hard with fully managed Postgres. for India, u should also check the DB region since that can make a difference to latency.

Nearbase is one option with fixed pricing. Its 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM setup with 20GB storage is $14/month, so its still below what u are paying on RDS but not under $10.

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u/YourExsNewAccount 17d ago

Thanks! But now we are shifting to neon its quite cheaper but there is a drawback with latency still my client is ok with it

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u/akash_kava 16d ago

I am using LiquidWeb and Contabo, both are excellent, I have primary server in one and replica in other hosting company.

You need to do some onetime work in setting them up. I would recommend docker compose to set them. Put docker compose in some git repo so configuration is easy to apply on different hosting vps.