Amazon RDS for Postgres — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-02 01:10 UTC · JSON
Amazon RDS for Postgres scores 51.89 for small production database (Postgres hosting). Agent-friction 35/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.t4g.micro (on-demand) | $11.68 | — | $0.12/1 storage_gb |
Cost at scale — Postgres hosting
| 10 storage_gb/mo | 100 storage_gb/mo | 1k storage_gb/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $12.83 | $23.18 | $126.68 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 35/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | × |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | × |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | ✓ |
| Official CLI | 10 | ✓ |
| Official MCP server | 10 | × |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | × |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | × |
Analytics & data access
Can you get your own usage/event data out, and is it any good?
| Dashboard (built-in analytics) | ✓ |
| Metrics / events API | ✓ |
| Webhooks (real-time events) | ✓ |
| Raw log export | ✓ |
| Data retention | 7 days |
| Metrics covered | cpu, connections, iops, storage |
Performance Insights + CloudWatch; instance-based, runs 24/7.