Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Managed Postgres (2026)
8 managed postgres options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest managed postgres is Aiven at $0/mo. 6 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest managed postgres is Aiven at $0/mo; across 6 with published pricing the median is $6/mo ($5–$25/mo), 6 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/managed-postgres/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $5/mo, median $6/mo, up to $25/mo — across 6 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Aiven, CockroachDB, Neon, Prisma Postgres, Render, Supabase.
- States HIPAA support: Aiven, CockroachDB, Neon, Prisma Postgres, Render, Supabase, PlanetScale, Railway.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-09-02
Comparison
| # | Managed Postgre | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiven | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enterprises needing multi-cloud Postgres with strong compliance (HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2) | aiven.io | Visit → |
| 2 | CockroachDB STALE · 2026-09-02 | $0/mo Basic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Global applications needing multi-region active-active Postgres-compatible SQL | cockroachlabs.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Neon | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Serverless and edge workloads needing scale-to-zero Postgres | neon.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Prisma Postgres | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | TypeScript teams wanting Postgres and compute together | prisma.io | Visit → |
| 5 | Render | $0/mo Free | No | Yes | Yes | Full-stack teams wanting app hosting and Postgres on a single unified platform | render.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Supabase | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full-stack web apps wanting Postgres + auth + storage in one platform | supabase.com | Visit → |
| 7 | PlanetScale STALE · 2026-09-27 | $5/mo Single node | No | Yes | Yes | High-IOPS production workloads needing bare-metal NVMe Postgres | planetscale.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Railway | $5/mo Hobby | No | Yes | Yes | Developers wanting Postgres + app infra in a single platform with unified billing | railway.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest managed postgres?
Aiven has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-11-01.
How much does managed postgres cost per month?
Across the 6 managed postgres with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $6/mo, ranging from $5/mo to $25/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 6 also offer a free tier.
Which managed postgres have a free plan?
Aiven, CockroachDB, Neon, Prisma Postgres, Render, Supabase offer a free tier.
Which managed postgres support HIPAA?
Aiven, CockroachDB, Neon, Prisma Postgres, Render, Supabase, PlanetScale, Railway state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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