Managed PostgreSQL on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and more. Free plan with 1 GB, plus a 30-day trial.
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A free 1 GB Postgres on the cloud you pick. Aiven for PostgreSQL is a managed Postgres service that runs on clouds including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, OVH and UpCloud. The Free plan costs $0 and gives you one dedicated VM with 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM and 1 GB of storage. It has no time limit, but you cannot choose the cloud or region, and it has no connection pooling, integrations or point-in-time recovery. Developer is $5 a month with 8 GB, Hobbyist starts at $12, Startup at $75 with a 99.99% uptime SLA, Business at $180 with high availability, and Premium at $270. A free 30-day trial gives access to more memory and advanced features. G2 shows 4.3 from 79 reviews. Reviewers praise ease of use, migrations and support, and complain about price and, on paid plans, support quality.
Free tier quotas
Free plan price
$0 a month, no time limit
Compute
1 dedicated VM with 1 CPU and 1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB total
Cloud and region
You cannot choose a specific cloud or region
Not included on Free
Integrations and connection pooling
Backups on Free
A single backup for disaster recovery only, no point-in-time recovery
Support on Free
Documentation
Shutdown policy
Aiven may shut down free services that break the acceptable use policy or sit unused for an extended period
Free trial
30 days, for more memory and advanced features
Developer plan
$5 a month with 8 GB of storage and best-effort email support the same or next business day
Last sniffed Oct 17, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+G2 reviewers rate it 4.3 from 79 reviews, with 55% giving 5 stars and 40% giving 4 stars. G2's summary counts 11 mentions of ease of use, 5 each of support and easy setup, and 3 each of application development and deployment ease.
+A G2 reviewer moved their Postgres instances from GCP to Aiven and called it insanely easy, with amazing support the whole way.
+A G2 reviewer praised the automated high availability with standby nodes, plus automated backups and point-in-time recovery. That review carries an incentivized label (G2 invite).
+A G2 reviewer prototyping on Aiven said they did not have to worry about usage or egress overages. The pricing page lists networking cost as included in plan prices.
+A June 2024 G2 reviewer praised the free tier and the storage allowance.
+The Free plan has no time limit according to the pricing FAQ, and commenters in r/Database and r/PostgreSQL pointed people asking about free Postgres hosting to Aiven.
+The pricing page spells out what each tier adds. Point-in-time recovery is 2 days on Startup, 14 days on Business and 30 days on Premium, and high availability starts at Business.
👎 Watch out
−Price is the main complaint. G2's summary counts 5 mentions of expensive, 2 of cost issues and 1 of expensive licensing. One reviewer said pricing is notably higher and the premium for the management layer is significant, and a Capterra reviewer called it a bit expensive if you need more disk space.
−The newest G2 review, from August 2026, gave 0 of 5. The reviewer said support and troubleshooting were non-existent on the paid tier, the server lost passwords, a password reset did not work and prices rose suddenly. It is a single review, but it is the most recent one on the page.
−Support draws criticism. G2's summary has 2 mentions of poor support. One reviewer called support pushy about upgrading to the next tier, and another said that for five years there was no formal ticketing system, only email, though they added that this appeared to be changing.
−The Free plan is small and restricted: 1 GB of storage, no choice of region, no pooling, no point-in-time recovery and documentation-only support. An r/PostgreSQL poster described a 5 GB free tier, so the allowance may have changed. Check the console.
−Free services can be shut down if they break the acceptable use policy or go unused for an extended period.
−Customization limits show up in G2 reviews. One reviewer wanted easier static IP and config management, and another said high availability is largely DNS-based, with room to improve.
−Plans with an uptime SLA start at $75 a month (Startup), and high availability with a second VM starts at $180 (Business).
The catch
The Free plan is permanent and costs $0. It gives you one dedicated VM with 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM and 1 GB of total storage. You cannot choose the cloud or region, and it has no integrations or connection pooling. Backups are a single copy for disaster recovery, so there is no point-in-time recovery, and support is the documentation.
The pricing FAQ says free plans have no time limit, but Aiven reserves the right to shut down a service that breaks the acceptable use policy or goes unused for an extended period. If you need more memory or advanced features, the FAQ points to a free 30-day trial.
The next steps are Developer at $5 a month with 8 GB, Hobbyist from $12 a month ($0.02 an hour), Startup from $75, Business from $180 and Premium from $270. Billing is hourly and invoiced monthly. Support above the included best-effort email is sold as an add-on tier.
Check the allowance in the console before you plan around it. An r/PostgreSQL poster described a 5 GB free tier, while the pricing page I read lists 1 GB. I did not find a statement about a credit card at sign-up or about commercial use on the Free plan, so both are left as unknown.
What’s included
✓Managed PostgreSQL on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, OVH and UpCloud
✓Networking cost included in plan prices
✓PostgreSQL extensions such as PostGIS and PL/v8 on paid plans
✓Connection pooling on paid plans
✓Database forks on paid plans
✓VPC peering on paid plans
✓Point-in-time recovery from Startup
✓High availability from Business
✓Bring Your Own Cloud
✓Purchase through the AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Oracle marketplaces
✓Dynamic disk sizing at extra cost from Startup
Free tier value
Generosity
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Estimated value
Free plan with 1 GB; Developer is $5 a month with 8 GB; a 30-day trial adds more memory and features
Feature parity
Free and Developer lack integrations and connection pooling. Startup adds a 99.99% uptime SLA.
Screenshots
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Paid plans
Developer, $5 a month
1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of storage, best-effort email support the same or next business day. No integrations or connection pooling.
Hobbyist, from $12 a month ($0.02 an hour)
8 GB of storage on DigitalOcean, Google Cloud or OVH.
Startup, from $75 a month ($0.10 an hour)
One VM with 2 to 32 CPUs, 4 to 192 GB RAM and 80 GB to 11 TB of storage, a 99.99% uptime SLA and 2 days of point-in-time recovery.
Business, from $180 a month ($0.25 an hour)
Two VMs with high availability and 14 days of point-in-time recovery.
Premium, from $270 a month ($0.37 an hour)
Three VMs with a second standby node and 30 days of point-in-time recovery.
Support add-ons and BYOC
Business and Enterprise support tiers are sold separately, and Bring Your Own Cloud and annual commitments are available.
Common questions
Does Aiven have a free PostgreSQL plan?
Yes. The Free plan is $0 with 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM and 1 GB of storage, and the pricing FAQ says it has no time limit.
Is there a free trial for bigger plans?
Yes. The FAQ points to a free 30-day trial for teams that need more memory or advanced features.
Can I pick my cloud and region on the Free plan?
No. The pricing page says you cannot select a specific cloud or region on Free or Developer.
Does the Free plan include backups?
It keeps a single backup for disaster recovery. Point-in-time recovery starts at the Startup plan with 2 days.
What do G2 reviewers dislike?
Price, support that some call pushy or weak on paid plans, and limits on customization and high availability. G2 shows 4.3 from 79 reviews.
Is Aiven expensive?
G2 reviewers mention price more than any other complaint. The pricing page says networking cost is included in plan prices, so compare totals for your own workload.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
Pricing page lists Free at $0 with 1 GB, Developer at $5, Hobbyist from $12, Startup from $75, Business from $180 and Premium from $270. G2 shows 4.3 from 79 reviews.
