AWS RDS for PostgreSQL vs Scaleway Managed Database
Scaleway Managed Database is cheaper across every workload modelled here.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | AWS RDS for PostgreSQL | Scaleway Managed Database | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $12.40/mo | $13.00/mo | 1× AWS RDS for PostgreSQL |
| Storage | $0.115/GB-mo | $0.042/GB-mo | 2.8× Scaleway Managed Database |
| Free tier | Yes | No | — |
Source: Amazon Web Services pricing (May 2026) · Scaleway 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.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | AWS RDS for PostgreSQL | Scaleway Managed Database | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $15 | $14 | Scaleway Managed Databasesaves $0.87/mo (6%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $70 | $34 | Scaleway Managed Databasesaves $36/mo (52%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $242 | $96 | Scaleway Managed Databasesaves $146/mo (60%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
AWS RDS for PostgreSQL
by Amazon Web Services
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.
Free tier: 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months
Scaleway Managed Database
by Scaleway
EU-resident managed Postgres and MySQL with high-availability options, priced below the hyperscalers on both instance hours and storage.
Common questions
- Is AWS RDS for PostgreSQL or Scaleway Managed Database cheaper in 2026?
- Scaleway Managed Database is cheaper in all 3 modelled workloads.
- Which has the better free tier, AWS RDS for PostgreSQL or Scaleway Managed Database?
- AWS RDS for PostgreSQL does — 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months. Scaleway Managed Database bills from the first unit of usage.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.