Database Labs vs Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL vs Heroku Postgres

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Advice on Database Labs, Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL, and Heroku Postgres

Considering moving part of our PostgreSQL database infrastructure to the cloud, however, not quite sure between AWS, Heroku, Azure and Google cloud. Things to consider: The main reason is for backing up and centralize all our data in the cloud. With that in mind the main elements are: -Pricing for storage. -Small team. -No need for high throughput. -Support for docker swarm and Kubernetes.

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David Weinberg

Good balance between easy to manage, pricing, docs and features.

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Max Musing
Founder & CEO at BaseDash · | 1 upvotes · 47.8K views

DigitalOcean's offering is pretty solid. Easy to scale, great UI, automatic daily backups, decent pricing.

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    Superb customer service, and ready to go out of the box
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      Easy to setup
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      Follower databases
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      Dataclips for sharing queries
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      Extremely reliable

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          Super expensive

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        What is Database Labs?

        We manage an optimized Postgres image. You focus on your core app, not on becoming a database administrator.

        What is Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL?

        With Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL, you can spend less time on your database operations and more time on your applications.

        What is Heroku Postgres?

        Heroku Postgres provides a SQL database-as-a-service that lets you focus on building your application instead of messing around with database management.

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