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Aiven

Managed open source data infrastructure (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, etc.)

Free tier From $5/mo 6 tiers moderate PostgreSQL/MySQL/Kafka Fresh Transparency: C
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Pricing Tiers

Tier Price Includes Overage
Free
free
Free
Storage MB: 1,024
Nodes: 1
RAM GB: 1
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Developer
flat rate
$5/mo
Storage MB: 8,192
Nodes: 1
RAM GB: 1
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Hobbyist
flat rate
$12/mo
Storage MB: 8,192
Nodes: 1
Cpus: 1
RAM GB: 1
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Startup
flat rate
$75/mo
Storage MB: 81,920
Nodes: 1
RAM GB: 4
Backup Retention Days: 2
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Business
flat rate
$180/mo
Nodes: 2
Backup Retention Days: 14
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Premium
flat rate
$270/mo
Nodes: 3
Backup Retention Days: 30
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Portability

Switching Cost
moderate
Open Standard
PostgreSQL/MySQL/Kafka
What You Lose
Managed backups, monitoring, HA configuration, VPC peering setup, cross-service integrations

Transparency Score

C
55/100
Pricing Transparency Score
Aiven Pricing Transparency: C
Score breakdown
✕ Publishes pricing.md
0/30
✓ Free tier available
10/10
✓ All prices public
15/15
✕ Usage pricing documented
0/15
✓ Portability documented
10/10
✓ Open standard
10/10
✓ Recently verified
10/10

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