How much does AWS RDS for PostgreSQL cost in 2026?

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL charges $12.40 per month for the entry plan, per Amazon Web Services's published pricing page. There is also a free tier: 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months. The tables above break the rate card down by axis and model it against three concrete workloads.

Does AWS RDS for PostgreSQL have a free tier?

Yes — 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months. Check whether it is permanent or a trial before you build a budget around it; the two are often presented identically.

Are these AWS RDS for PostgreSQL prices current?

They were checked against Amazon Web Services's official pricing page and stamped with that date, which is shown at the top of this page and next to every table. Vendors change list prices without notice — the source link is there so you can confirm before you commit.

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL pricing

Provisioned Postgres billed per instance-hour whether or not it serves a query, plus storage and backup. Predictable, and the most expensive way to run an idle database.

List prices checked May 2026

By Amazon Web Services · Managed databases

Rate card

What Amazon Web Services charges, by billing axis.

Axis	Price	Applies to
Entry plan	$12.40/mo	Cheapest paid plan or typical entry configuration
Storage	$0.115/GB-mo	Standard or hot storage class
Free tier	Yes	750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months

Source: Amazon Web Services pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.

What it costs per month

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL billed against three workload profiles, using the rates above. Every line shows its arithmetic.

Side project

A personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process.

$15/mo

Entry plan at $12.4/month$12
20 GB at $0.115/GB-month$2.30

Growing SaaS

A funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers.

$70/mo

Entry plan at $12.4/month$12
500 GB at $0.115/GB-month$58

Media-heavy site

A publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought.

$242/mo

Entry plan at $12.4/month$12
2 TB at $0.115/GB-month$230

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL vs the alternatives

The closest managed databases on price, with the difference on managed databases's headline axis.

Service	Entry plan	vs AWS RDS for PostgreSQL	Compare
Azure Database for PostgreSQL	$12.41	1× dearer	Head to head
Scaleway Managed Database	$13.00	1× dearer	Head to head
Upstash Redis	$10.00	1.2× cheaper	Head to head
Google Cloud SQL	$9.37	1.3× cheaper	Head to head
MongoDB Atlas	$9.00	1.4× cheaper	Head to head
Turso	$8.25	1.5× cheaper	Head to head

Questions about pricing

How much does AWS RDS for PostgreSQL cost in 2026?: AWS RDS for PostgreSQL charges $12.40 per month for the entry plan, per Amazon Web Services's published pricing page. There is also a free tier: 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months. The tables above break the rate card down by axis and model it against three concrete workloads.
Does AWS RDS for PostgreSQL have a free tier?: Yes — 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months. Check whether it is permanent or a trial before you build a budget around it; the two are often presented identically.
Are these AWS RDS for PostgreSQL prices current?: They were checked against Amazon Web Services's official pricing page and stamped with that date, which is shown at the top of this page and next to every table. Vendors change list prices without notice — the source link is there so you can confirm before you commit.

Rate card

What it costs per month

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL vs the alternatives

Questions about pricing

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