# Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL vs OCI Database with PostgreSQL pricing

Managed Postgres · US East · page: https://kompair.dev/compare/aws-rds-postgres-vs-oci-postgres

## From 1k to 1M users

- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL has no complete price above 251.2K users.
- OCI Database with PostgreSQL has no complete price above 251.2K users.
- OCI Database with PostgreSQL becomes cheaper than Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL above 18.2K users.

## At 1,000 monthly active users

- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: $11.90/month on On-Demand + db.t4g.micro
  - On-Demand plan: $0.00 — AWS SKU `6W8ECRFVDATCER7J` (no base fee; billed per resource)
  - Instance: db.t4g.micro: $11.68 — AWS SKU `9HPEGXQTDDGH53C9` ($0.016/h × 730)
  - Egress: $0.00 — AWS SKU `HQEH3ZWJVT46JHRG` (first 100 GB/month free across the account (SKU PB257JUQ8U6E6UPM), then $0.09/GB to 10340 GB, $0.085/GB to 51300 GB, $0.07/GB to 153700 GB, $0.05/GB beyond)
  - Storage: $0.224609 — AWS SKU `KYVYY29G957PKY3B` ($0.115 per GB-month of gp3 storage, Single-AZ)
- OCI Database with PostgreSQL: $143.22/month on Database with PostgreSQL + 2 OCPU (4 vCPU, 32 GB)
  - Database with PostgreSQL plan: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B99060` (no base fee)
  - Compute: 2 OCPU (4 vCPU, 32 GB): $143.08 — OCI SKU `B99060` ($0.098/OCPU-h × 2 OCPU × 730; 1 OCPU = 2 vCPU)
  - Storage: $0.140625 — OCI SKU `B99062` ($0.072/GB-month Database Optimized Storage)
  - Backup storage: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B91628` (backups bill at Object Storage rates; first 10 GB/month free)
  - Egress: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B88327` (first 10240 GB/month free, then $0.0085/GB)

## At 10,000 monthly active users

- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: $96.42/month on On-Demand + db.t4g.large
  - On-Demand plan: $0.00 — AWS SKU `6W8ECRFVDATCER7J` (no base fee; billed per resource)
  - Instance: db.t4g.large: $94.17 — AWS SKU `4PGJSRCJ7V3KWVEN` ($0.129/h × 730)
  - Egress: $0.00 — AWS SKU `HQEH3ZWJVT46JHRG` (first 100 GB/month free across the account (SKU PB257JUQ8U6E6UPM), then $0.09/GB to 10340 GB, $0.085/GB to 51300 GB, $0.07/GB to 153700 GB, $0.05/GB beyond)
  - Storage: $2.25 — AWS SKU `KYVYY29G957PKY3B` ($0.115 per GB-month of gp3 storage, Single-AZ)
- OCI Database with PostgreSQL: $144.73/month on Database with PostgreSQL + 2 OCPU (4 vCPU, 32 GB)
  - Database with PostgreSQL plan: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B99060` (no base fee)
  - Compute: 2 OCPU (4 vCPU, 32 GB): $143.08 — OCI SKU `B99060` ($0.098/OCPU-h × 2 OCPU × 730; 1 OCPU = 2 vCPU)
  - Storage: $1.41 — OCI SKU `B99062` ($0.072/GB-month Database Optimized Storage)
  - Backup storage: $0.243047 — OCI SKU `B91628` (backups bill at Object Storage rates; first 10 GB/month free)
  - Egress: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B88327` (first 10240 GB/month free, then $0.0085/GB)

## At 100,000 monthly active users

- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: $728.51/month on On-Demand + db.r7g.2xlarge
  - On-Demand plan: $0.00 — AWS SKU `6W8ECRFVDATCER7J` (no base fee; billed per resource)
  - Instance: db.r7g.2xlarge: $697.88 — AWS SKU `X87KE8BUG8YVW8UA` ($0.956/h × 730)
  - Egress: $8.17 — AWS SKU `HQEH3ZWJVT46JHRG` (first 100 GB/month free across the account (SKU PB257JUQ8U6E6UPM), then $0.09/GB to 10340 GB, $0.085/GB to 51300 GB, $0.07/GB to 153700 GB, $0.05/GB beyond)
  - Storage: $22.46 — AWS SKU `KYVYY29G957PKY3B` ($0.115 per GB-month of gp3 storage, Single-AZ)
- OCI Database with PostgreSQL: $304.95/month on Database with PostgreSQL + 4 OCPU (8 vCPU, 64 GB)
  - Database with PostgreSQL plan: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B99060` (no base fee)
  - Compute: 4 OCPU (8 vCPU, 64 GB): $286.16 — OCI SKU `B99060` ($0.098/OCPU-h × 4 OCPU × 730; 1 OCPU = 2 vCPU)
  - Storage: $14.06 — OCI SKU `B99062` ($0.072/GB-month Database Optimized Storage)
  - Backup storage: $4.73 — OCI SKU `B91628` (backups bill at Object Storage rates; first 10 GB/month free)
  - Egress: $0.00 — OCI SKU `B88327` (first 10240 GB/month free, then $0.0085/GB)

## Features

- automatic backups: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: yes, every plan — AWS SKU `6W8ECRFVDATCER7J` (automated backups to S3); OCI Database with PostgreSQL: yes, every plan — OCI SKU `B91628` (automated backups)
- point in time recovery: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: yes, every plan — AWS SKU `6W8ECRFVDATCER7J` (point-in-time restore from automated backups); OCI Database with PostgreSQL: not listed
- high availability: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: add-on db.t4g.micro Multi-AZ at $23.36/month on On-Demand — AWS SKU `RGZ43Q28J3F87JYA` ($0.032/h × 730); OCI Database with PostgreSQL: add-on 2 OCPU (4 vCPU, 32 GB), 2 nodes at $286.16/month on Database with PostgreSQL — OCI SKU `B99060` ($0.098/OCPU-h × 2 OCPU × 2 nodes × 730; 1 OCPU = 2 vCPU; storage is shared across nodes)
- read replicas: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: not listed; OCI Database with PostgreSQL: add-on 2 OCPU (4 vCPU, 32 GB), 2 nodes at $286.16/month on Database with PostgreSQL — OCI SKU `B99060` ($0.098/OCPU-h × 2 OCPU × 2 nodes × 730; 1 OCPU = 2 vCPU; storage is shared across nodes)
- connection pooling: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: not listed; OCI Database with PostgreSQL: not listed
- branching: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: not listed; OCI Database with PostgreSQL: not listed
- private networking: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: not listed; OCI Database with PostgreSQL: not listed

“Not listed” means the published pricing does not name the feature; it may exist outside the pricing page.