Heroku Postgres AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like Heroku Postgres

Heroku Postgres is described as 'A powerful, reliable, and durable open-source SQL-compliant database, PostgreSQL is the datastore of choice for serious applications. Now it is available in seconds with a single click. Never worry about servers. Never worry about config files. Never worry about patches' and is a relational database. There are eight alternatives to Heroku Postgres, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, SaaS, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services apps. The best Heroku Postgres alternative is Neon Postgres, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Heroku Postgres are Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Pigsty and Azure SQL.

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  1. Neon Postgres icon
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    The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tier. We separate storage and compute to offer autoscaling, branching, and bottomless storage.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Neon Postgres is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Heroku Postgres.

    • Neon Postgres is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Heroku Postgres.

    • Neon Postgres is Freemium and Open SourceHeroku Postgres is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Amazon RDS icon
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    Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a collection of managed services that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale databases in the cloud. Choose from seven popular engines — Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility, Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
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    Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Google Cloud SQL is the most popular Web-based alternative to Heroku Postgres.

    • Google Cloud SQL is the most popular commercial alternative to Heroku Postgres.

    • Google Cloud SQL is Paid and ProprietaryHeroku Postgres is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Pigsty icon
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    A battery-included, local-first, open-source PostgreSQL RDS alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Azure SQL icon
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    Azure SQL is a family of managed, secure, and intelligent products that use the SQL Server database engine in the Azure cloud. Azure SQL is built upon the familiar SQL Server engine, so you can migrate applications with ease and continue to use the tools, languages, and...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
     
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    Part of the Azure SQL, Azure SQL Database is an always-up-to-date, fully managed relational database service built for the cloud. Build your next app with the simplicity and flexibility of a multi-model database that scales to meet...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Database Labs icon
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    A Postgres Database as a Service platform so you can focus on writing your app, not on becoming a database administrator.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
    • Database Labs is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Heroku Postgres.

    • Database Labs is Paid and ProprietaryHeroku Postgres is also Paid and Proprietary
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    You can build tables, fields and relationships with Database.com, but it’s much more than that. It includes a social data model, file storage, user management, authentication and development tools that make it easy to build killer apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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