Serverless Relational Databases¶
Here are some services I should look into that would likely end up costing a lot less than something like RDS.
| Service | Compute Pricing | Storage Pricing | Ideal For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Aurora Serverless | Billed per ACU per second. | $0.10 per GB-month. | Variable workloads with MySQL/PostgreSQL compatibility. |
| Azure SQL Database Serverless | Billed per vCore per second; e.g., ~$0.5218 per vCore-hour for Gen5. | Billed separately per GB. | Intermittent workloads with auto-scaling and pausing capabilities. |
| Google Cloud SQL | On-demand and committed use pricing; e.g., ~$0.0825 per hour for 1 vCPU instance. | $0.17 per GB per month for SSD. | Managed relational databases with automated scaling. |
| PlanetScale | Free tier available; paid plans based on resource consumption. | Included in usage-based pricing. | MySQL-compatible databases with serverless scaling and modern development features. |
| CockroachDB Serverless | Free tier available; usage-based pricing beyond free tier. | Included in usage-based pricing. | PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL databases requiring high availability and global scaling. |