Top pick planetscale.com
Ps PlanetScale PlanetScale Postgres Single Node plan From $5 / month
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What to use instead of Aiven
None of the 6 verified alternatives to Aiven undercuts the $60 a year its Aiven Developer costs. Ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.
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6 verified · checked 7 Aug 2026Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.
Same price redis.io
Redis Cloud Redis Cloud Essentials plan $5 / month Same listed entry price
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Higher price turso.tech
Turso Turso Developer plan $5.99 / month Higher listed entry price
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Higher price mongodb.com
MongoDB Atlas MongoDB Atlas Flex plan From $8 / month Higher listed entry price
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Easier to cancel prisma.io
Pr Prisma Postgres Prisma Postgres Starter plan $10 / month
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Higher price upstash.com
Upstash Redis Upstash Redis Fixed 250 MB plan $10 / month Higher listed entry price
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