Managed database pricing comparisons
Pick a same-engine head-to-head to see two managed database offerings side by side — pricing model, representative tiers, free tier and a "cheaper for small / cheaper for scale" verdict. Popular matchups include RDS MySQL vs Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas vs DocumentDB, ElastiCache vs Upstash, MSK vs Confluent and ClickHouse Cloud vs Aiven.
Data as of June 2026.
MySQL
Pricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Amazon RDS for MySQL vs Azure Database for MySQLPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Google Cloud SQL for MySQL vs Azure Database for MySQLPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
PlanetScale vs Amazon RDS for MySQLPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Aiven for MySQL vs Amazon RDS for MySQLPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
PlanetScale vs Aiven for MySQLPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Redis / Valkey
Pricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Amazon ElastiCache vs Redis CloudPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Upstash Redis vs Redis CloudPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Aiven for Valkey vs Amazon ElastiCachePricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
Upstash Redis vs Aiven for ValkeyPricing model, tiers and a cheaper-for verdict.
MongoDB
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
Apache Cassandra
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Last updated: 2026-06-20