AWS RDS for PostgreSQL review

• DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
• Azure PostgreSQL
• Google SQL for PostgreSQL
• AWS Aurora PostgreSQL

Description

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL is a service that allows you to run a PostgreSQL database on the cloud with Amazon Web Services. It is a managed service that handles tasks such as installation, upgrades, backups, replication, and scaling of your PostgreSQL database. You can use AWS RDS for PostgreSQL with any application or tool that supports PostgreSQL. AWS RDS for PostgreSQL supports several versions of PostgreSQL, from 9.6 to 15, and offers features such as SSL/TLS encryption, Kerberos authentication, and Trusted Language Extensions.

Pricing

The pricing of AWS RDS for PostgreSQL depends on several factors, such as the instance type, storage type, storage size, backup retention, Multi-AZ deployment, and region. You can pay for AWS RDS for PostgreSQL using On-Demand or Reserved Instances. On-Demand Instances let you pay by the hour with no long-term commitments, while Reserved Instances offer significant discounts for one or three year terms.

Pros

• It is a fully managed service that handles tasks such as installation, upgrades, backups, replication, and scaling of your PostgreSQL database.
• It supports several versions of PostgreSQL, from 9.6 to 15, and offers features such as SSL/TLS encryption, Kerberos authentication, and Trusted Language Extensions.
• It provides high availability and durability with Multi-AZ deployments and read replicas.
• It supports Storage Auto Scaling that automatically adjusts your storage capacity to meet your workload needs.

Cons

• It is more expensive than running self-managed PostgreSQL on EC2 instances.
• It does not provide host access to the DB instances or allow you to run custom extensions or scripts on them.
• It has some limitations and differences from standard PostgreSQL, such as unsupported parameters, functions, data types, and extensions.