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Aiven for PostgreSQL Reviews & Product Details

Aiven for PostgreSQL is a fully managed, scalable PostgreSQL service. It is full-featured, and backed by a 99.99% SLA. You can launch a fully operational PostgreSQL cluster in the cloud and region of your choice in minutes - using the Aiven web console or programmatically via Aiven’s API, CLI, Terraform provider or Kubernetes operator. You'll have access to premium features, such as Point in Time Restore, database forking, connection pooling, and more. And you can use over 70 PostgreSQL extensions. With Aiven for PostgreSQL, you don’t need to worry about taking backups or applying maintenance updates. All this is done automatically - with no downtime. You can upgrade to a new version, increase the storage of your cluster, expand to new regions or migrate to a different cloud, with a click of a mouse. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and clusters are always run on dedicated virtual machines. The service is ISO27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA and PCI/DSS compliant.

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Product Description

Aiven for PostgreSQL® is a fully managed and hosted relational database service that enables businesses to deploy high-performance PostgreSQL databases with ease. Designed for mission-critical applications, it offers automatic scaling, high availability, and a 99.99% uptime Service Level Agreement . With support for over 70 PostgreSQL extensions, including PostGIS for geospatial queries and TimescaleDB for time-series data, Aiven for PostgreSQL provides flexibility and advanced functionality out of the box. The service is AI-optimized, featuring the Aiven AI Database Optimizer, which delivers performance insights and optimization suggestions to enhance database efficiency. Users can deploy Aiven for PostgreSQL on major cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability and compliance with standards like ISO 27001:2013, SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI/DSS. Key Features and Functionality: - Fully Managed Service: Automates database setup, maintenance, and scaling, reducing operational overhead. - High Availability: Ensures 99.99% uptime with automatic failover and replication mechanisms. - AI-Powered Optimization: Utilizes the Aiven AI Database Optimizer for real-time performance insights and optimization recommendations. - Extensive Extension Support: Offers compatibility with over 70 PostgreSQL extensions, including PostGIS and TimescaleDB, to meet diverse application needs. - Multi-Cloud Deployment: Provides flexibility to deploy on various cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. - Security and Compliance: Adheres to industry standards such as ISO 27001:2013, SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI/DSS, ensuring data security and regulatory compliance. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Aiven for PostgreSQL addresses the complexities associated with deploying and managing PostgreSQL databases by offering a fully managed, high-performance solution. It eliminates the need for in-depth database administration expertise, allowing businesses to focus on application development and innovation. The service's high availability, automatic scaling, and AI-driven optimization ensure that applications run smoothly and efficiently, even under varying workloads. By supporting a wide range of extensions and providing multi-cloud deployment options, Aiven for PostgreSQL caters to diverse use cases, from geospatial analysis to time-series data management, making it a versatile choice for organizations seeking a reliable and scalable database solution.

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Tuomas Lounamaa

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Pricing provided by Aiven for PostgreSQL.

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From $75 p/month

Business

From $200 p/month

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Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/6/2025

"Trustworthy cloud data infrastructure"

4/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

The standout feature for me is their automated high availability setup with standby nodes - it's genuinely hands-off and reliable. Their automated backup system and point-in-time recovery are key for our disaster recovery plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Their pricing is notably higher and the premium for their management layer is significant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maksuel N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/23/2024

"Best Free Tier and low-cost benefits"

5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

After so much research I found Aiven and the best services always in the Free Tier to continue learning IT skills with easy use and implementation and integration, Large storage capacity for those who will have a high frequency of use, in addition to having easy access to user support . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

I think at least SQL selects on Database Free Services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fernando M.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/30/2024

"Great service for SQL database"

5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

It was very user-friendly for students and equipped with many useful tools. I also appreciated the feature that reminded me to turn off the service when not in use, promoting resourcefulness and mindfulness in managing projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

I haven't actually had any problem using Aiven. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cameron S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/7/2024

"Aiven made Postgres effortless"

5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

It has been insanely easy to get our postgres instances migrated over from GCP to Aiven, with amazing support the whole way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Primarily, that it is another platform that we have to manage, and it can get pricey, quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xu R.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/7/2023

"Great Platform for Super Fast Setup, Prototype, and Proving out MVP, Use Cases"

5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Aiven is a fantastic platform for getting up and running as quickly as possible. The cost is very competitive and flexible. The number of database options covers nearly all of our development and POC use cases. It is very easy to provision and to tear down and integrating with our existing development tooling is very simple, and we do not have to worry about usage, egress overages while prototyping and rapidly proving out MVP value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Some parts are not as customizable and easy to use as I would like, such as managing static IP addresses, customizing environment variables or config settings, and some features that are available in the tool do not seem to be available in Aiven, for example, with Clickhouse, not all of the secondary storage and remote table engines were compatible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shehroz A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/19/2023

"Best Cloud Database Platform I've Used"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

The best part about Aiven for me is how easy it is to use. In my experience as a DevOps engineer, I've worked with many managed database platforms. Aiven has by far been the quickest to setup. It really is a one click setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

The only thing that sometimes is a concern when using Aiven is that it can be a bit pricey. However, it scales well so it is still good value for money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Aiven for PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Aiven quickens the database deployment and management process. It saves a lot of time compared to other services, which require a lot of manual input such as exposing the right ports. Another big advantage is also the variety of server locations it offers, as we require our data to be stored in specific regions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike T.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/28/2023

"Highly Recommend Aiven"

5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Before signing upto Aiven, i had a video chat with 2 of the Aiven team who went through how to setup an account through to creating a new postgresql database and where to find the settings, logging etc. Since the video chat, i have now signed up Aiven and created a new database very quickly and was up and running firing a migration to a test database within a few minutes.

When platforms generally say something is easy, take a few minutes i am scepticle, but Aiven was true to their word, it was very easy to setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Have not found anything not to like with Aiven as yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Aiven for PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

We currently have an On-Premise database server which feeds an internal billing system and customer facing website. So moving the database to Aiven removes the database server. We also needed a service that was managed to eliminate the need and worry about patching and maintenance and having an Australian Region here in Sydney was a bonus aswell as local support by people nit bots. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hernan B.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/19/2023

"Simplest setup"

4/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

The simplest setup to try and run managed services, with very competitive prices.

I have been using services from Aiven for 5 years already. There were very few times where we had issues. They were annoying and caused problems, but they were very limited too. The positive side is that staff was always helpful in these and any other situations. While there was (is) not a good and formal ticketing and escalation procedure, support engineers do take the time to debug issues with showing a good understanding of the underlying platform and are willing to help troubleshoot issues (sometimes caused from our side).

Other than those small issues, I highly recommend Aiven! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Some services (e.g. influxdb) appear to have received less attention to others in terms of integrations. For example, some advertised plugins for metrics and observability apply to most services... except InfluxDB (and maybe some others).

Also, support did not have a format ticketing system that one could use externally -- only email. This appears to be changing this month, so it may be a comment for the past 5 years only. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luis Santiago S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/22/2024

"Computer Science Class Project Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

The simplicity of using the platform and uploading my data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

I don't think there are any issues with the platform or its usage at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Grant H.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/20/2023

"Migrating to Aiven from CloudSQL stabilized our critical database workloads"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

We have great support and engagement from Aiven's engineers and customer support. They have gone above and beyond helping us with tests for disaster recovery and HA testing. We primarily use Aiven's Postgres offering, and they support tons of extensions and foreign data wrappers. Their datadog integration is turn key and provides good metrics out-of-the-box. I've really enjoyed working with their CLI tool and APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

I feel like there is still room for improvement with their HA. A lot of it is DNS-based, so for our workload and applications, we still have some problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.