DBaaS Unmasked :: Calculator

Welcome to DBaaS Unmasked! 👋

We developed this site to help you better navigate the prices and capabilities of modern DBaaS services such as Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Azure, and Google Cloud.

It is a fast and easy way to realize how much you pay for software and convenience when you use DBaaS. Find out how much money you can save by installing free open-source databases like MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL yourself on cloud services like Amazon EC2.

The site provides you with the following resources:

Calculator - shows the difference in cost between instances.
By Instance Report - includes price comparison charts and tables for different databases and instances.
By Location Report - allows you to find a preferable location comparing instance prices in different locations.
Reports - contains the detailed specifications and allows you to compare the features of RDS and EC2 instances

Enjoy your research. Learn how the service works.

Database

Location

Instance Type

You can save $152.064 (163%) a month on each instance

EC2 t3.2xlarge	$0.3328 per hour	$239.616 per month
RDS db.t3.2xlarge	$0.544 per hour	$391.68 per month
You save	$0.2112 (163%) per hour	$152.064 per month

Cheapest EC2 t3.2xlarge in the US West (Oregon). Look at the chart by region

Compare MySQL RDS db.t3.2xlarge and EC2 t3.2xlarge

Interesting observation. RDS Postgres instances are 10% more expensive than RDS MySQL / MariaDB 🙂

Chart by instance type

2x different price of EC2 and RDS on average

Chart by location

The same instances can cost 60% more in different regions

Compare

Observe the detailed features of the instance types