Build apps and agents with $5 Postgres & MySQL

Build apps and agents with $5 Postgres & MySQL

There is a common joke in the indie hacker community that you are making things too complicated and expensive when you could have just used a $5 VPS.

A more extreme version of this is the free-tier chaser who spends way too much time finding the best free tier. Yet still falls into the free tier traps of solutions that either crash or break the bank the moment you try to scale.

This is an unnecessary tax on curiosity, which is why Aiven is introducing a $5 Developer Tier for Postgres & MySQL.

The Aiven Advantage

We are bringing you the same reliability, automation, and ecosystem that our enterprise customers rely on into a developer tier that includes:

• A single node
• 1 CPU per virtual machine
• 1 GB RAM
• 8 GB disk storage
• Monitoring for metrics and logs
• Backups
• Basic tier support

All for just $5 a month. This is not a serverless trap that powers off when inactive. Your database will always be up and running. This ensures that you always have the best latency and don’t need to worry about cold starts. See more details in our docs.

An ecosystem that scales with you

Aiven offers more than just databases. When your projects grow, you inevitably need more than just Postgres or MySQL. If your vendor only offers Postgres, then everything becomes a Postgres-shaped problem. With Aiven, it's easy to choose the right tool for the job, whether it's streaming events from Kafka or scaling your search capabilities with OpenSearch. It's seamless to connect with the Aiven platform.

We make it easy to grow with you from idea to IPO and beyond. With transparent pricing and fully open source products, you avoid any sudden 10x jumps in costs due to vendor lock-in.

Go build something

With the holidays coming up, we want to give you the gift of no excuses to start building and achieving your New Year's goals. Which is why we are making it easier than ever to have a reliable database for your projects.

You can for example, build your personal RAG agent or vibe code a habit tracker to make working towards your goals fun.

Whatever you want to build, the important thing is getting started: aiven.io/developer-tier