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Aiven for PostgreSQL

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 3 - Reviews of Aiven for PostgreSQL

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JC

Joseph C.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Easy to use console and high availability"

October 16, 2019

5.0

Pros

The console was easy to use and intuitive. We were evaluating GCP CloudSQL vs Aiven and really what it came down to is that Aiven has better up time. CloudSQL has maintenance periods of 5-10 minutes that render the service unavailable, which is unacceptable for our uses. We also liked that Aiven could host on any major cloud platform (on GCP in our case).

Cons

At first it wasn't clear to me at first that I needed to connect to the DB and create users and manage the permissions manually through the CLI. Might be nice to have an initial user creation or way to manage the db users in the console.

Alternatives considered

[Amazon RDS](https://www.capterra.com/p/192201/Amazon-RDS/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

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AF

Ami F.  
TPM  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to use Aiven console especially for monthly review"

June 7, 2021

4.0

Pros

As I am not an engineer, I use Aiven console for monitoring third party usages and reporting. Details in the Services and Billing are useful for monthly internal reporting. The UI for the console is user friendly and easy to use. I can get the required information that I need.

Cons

As I haven't use it too long, at the moment I have none. Keep up the good work.

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MD

Mitchell D.  
Tech lead  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Very impressed"

July 5, 2019

5.0

Pros

The ability to link to our Google cloud cluster using VPC was very valuable. Features such as PITR and connection pooling makes Avien PostgreSQL in another league entirely when it comes to cloud services. Well done.

Cons

It would be useful to allow a whitelisted IP address into the service even when its configured with VPC

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Developer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Awesome service"

March 28, 2019

5.0

love it

Pros

Its so easy to set up and get started with, and the blog article that tells you how to set up timescale db (that was the primary reason we needed aiven in the first place). I love it.

Cons

Nothing to do with the service, but the fact that timescaledb wont let us use the enterprise license in aiven is deeply disappointing. But love aiven, keep up the great work guys

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JS

Jason S.  
CTO, CFO  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Great trial period experience"

July 8, 2019

5.0

Using Aiven lets us keep our DB from the tight grip of the majors and avoid lockin.

Pros

Excellent "managed" db setup, overall. I liked how Aiven seemed to abstract the cloud-company-centric database offerings that each cloud co offers but made it appear "seamless" to me.

Cons

Could use a better explanation of pricing w.r.t. what the standard google/amzn/do db setup might cost.

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DC

Djay C.  
VP, Platform Engineering  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent cloud managed offering of PostGreSQL with nice extensions"

June 20, 2019

5.0

We are using it to solve temporal data ingest and queries for IoT use-cases.

Pros

Easy cloud based management of all database operational aspects.

Cons

Low limits on maximum connections for SaaS use-cases where a large number of connections are required. Do not have root/postgres admin access to install custom extensions.

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MF

Mike F.  
Software Engineer  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "So far so great"

May 16, 2019

5.0

We need hosted Postgres that provides read-only replicas in other geographical regions. And when selecting the region for our master, it was important to select a region with good connectivity to mainland China. Aiven's ability to live-migrate a database to another cloud region or cloud provider with only a few clicks made this incredibly simple. We're also using logical replication, which Aiven has support for via the aiven\_extras plugin. Support has always been great, with competent and detailed technical answers to all questions I've asked.

Pros

The feature set (cross-regional replication, live migration, logical decoding), and support. Support has been amazing.

Cons

No mainland China support. I understand that's difficult though.

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MW

Max W.  
System Administrator  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Works as it should, no useless overhead "

April 12, 2018

5.0

Quick and easy solution for my need of Database as a service.

Pros

Absolutely easy setup. Just a few clicks and everything is up and running. No overhead configuration or to database specific. I needed a Database as a service, i got a database as a service. Nothing more to say.

Cons

I miss a little button to start a database backup by myself. Maybe it is there somewhere, but i am too blind...

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JH

Jeremy H.  
Tech Lead / Senior Software Engineer  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Painless."

November 10, 2017

4.0

We offload backup and high availability operations.

Pros

Taking postgres off our production servers makes them basically immutable and much easier to manage. Backup and failover of a single-node database is very important, but not part of our core competency.

Cons

It would be nice to have per-aiven-user postgres admin accounts so that we can audit access via tools like psql.

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TF

Tristan F.  
Data Scientist  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great product"

December 18, 2019

5.0

Pros

The product is Fast and reliable and the interface is user friendly

Cons

Storage sizing is not independent from machine sizing

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JL

Jean-Francois L.  
CEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Postgresql for Timescaledb "

March 7, 2019

4.0

Pros

Timescaledb is available natively within your service.

Cons

Storage is expensive and not flexible compared to AWS RDS.

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PS

Piotr S.  
Senior software engineer  
Music  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Very good SaaS database"

August 5, 2019

5.0

Pros

Easy deployment Multi cloud replication Performance

Cons

A little costly Everything else is great :)

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GS

Gary S.  
Owner  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Powerful yet easy to use"

January 3, 2018

4.0

Pros

The simplicity of upgrading databases. The virtualization (to the customer) of cloud provider choices. The ability to control all aspects of the database and users.

Cons

Log file management. Uncertainty of the company (the same as with all startups). Performance of the low-end option.

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AP

Antonio P.  
Software Engineer  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Thought"

December 3, 2018

5.0

Pros

No brainer provider that supports multiple cloud providers. Very easy to use and configure and customer support very helpful when needed.

Cons

I haven't encountered any downside so far.

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TS

Thierry S.  
Architecte Technique  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Merci pour ce service."

May 28, 2021

5.0

Très agréable d'utilisation.

Pros

Facilité de gestion/création de base/role. Accès aux logs sans complexité. Votre extension aiven\_extras est intéressante.

Cons

1° Les "Advanced configuration" sont mal placées dans l'Overview : un onglet spécifique serait nécessaire ? 2° Il manque un équivalent pgdumpall.

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KG

Kenneth G.  
Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great versatile PostgreSQL"

September 19, 2018

4.0

Pros

Easy to use and manage. The features are as expected, and just works.

Cons

At the moment i don't have anything negative to a say.

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JG

Jose G.  
Software Developer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Nice experience"

March 26, 2018

4.0

Pros

Is too fast and easy get a postgrees sql instance. The biggest pro is to forget about having to manage the server and focus on the development of the application

Cons

The Free trial was too short, it would be better if free trial limit were storage as 500MB of free storage i miss a small instance to make tests.

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Response from Aiven

February 20, 2019

Thanks for the feedback Jose! To provide a more comprehensive trial of our platform, we changed the trial structure to a free 30 day trial period.

MS

Mathieu S.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Aiven positive feedback :)"

July 15, 2019

5.0

Very positive, I don't have much to add

Pros

Easy to get started with, support is reactive, overall it is a great experience for newcomers.

Cons

It is not much but some details about the settings of postgresql are not easy to access.

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CB

Conor B.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Aiven User!"

November 20, 2019

5.0

Pros

\- Showing active queries - Show machine metrics

Cons

\- No filtering options for running queries - Machine logs are very temporal; would be nice to go back in time

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Reliable, good UI and simple concept of management."

January 3, 2018

5.0

Pros

It's way better, than hosting PostgreSQL by ourself, compliance with EU data protections laws, good support.

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FA

Fatma A.  
Project Development Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to setup and get running"

October 29, 2018

5.0

Pros

Ease of use, great customer service. Super easy to configure and find the DB details you're looking for when dev-ing

Cons

Some confusions around the console, configurations, but can be figured out easily enough through documentation.

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