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Rowsafe Cloud vs Amazon RDS

PostgreSQL on AWS with the disk and a weekly restore test in the price, against RDS's per-hour instance, storage and per-test fees.

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4 GB memoryAmazon RDS$47.45 (db.t4g.medium), plus $0.115 per GB of diskRowsafe Cloud$45 on AWS, disk included, or $9 (OVHcloud Value)
8 GB memoryAmazon RDS$94.17 (db.t4g.large) or $122.64 (db.m7g.large), plus diskRowsafe Cloud$85 on AWS, disk included, or $15 (OVHcloud Value)
Restore to any secondAmazon RDSUp to 35 days, into a new instanceRowsafe CloudAny second, about 1 to 2 weeks back: a copy next to production, or in place with 7 days to undo
A restore tested for youAmazon RDSOpt-in through AWS Backup: $1.50 per test, plus the test databaseRowsafe CloudYes, every week (Proof), included
StandbyAmazon RDSMulti-AZ, twice the priceRowsafe CloudOptional, in another availability zone, twice the price
UpdatesAmazon RDSA weekly window; required upgrades can run outside itRowsafe CloudSecurity updates without a restart; restarts in a weekly window you pick
LeavingAmazon RDSDump and reload, or replicate outRowsafe CloudTake it with you: to your own server, about a minute of downtime

Pick Amazon RDS if

  • You need more than 2 weeks of restore window
  • You need read replicas or other regions
  • You need Oracle, SQL Server or IAM sign-in
  • Your company standardizes on RDS

Pick Rowsafe Cloud if

  • You want one price with the disk in it
  • You want restores tested every week
  • You want plain words and one-click fixes
  • You want to restore a copy next to production
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Where do the RDS prices come from?

AWS's public price list for us-east-1, On-Demand, Single-AZ, hourly price × 730. Storage, backups beyond the free amount, and traffic are extra.

Can my apps on AWS reach it?

Yes, over TLS from the addresses you allow. Pick the same AWS region as your apps.

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