Been using Bit.io for my simple portfolio sites, w/ barely any data. Was easy to use and liked it. Looking to see if anybody knows of similar sites to it?

I have to choose a free hosting provider for one of my client's MVP

The client doesn't want to self-host PG on server but want's a generous free tier Postgres provider. Can you recommend which one is good? I will be using next js to connect with the PG database

Aside from popular ones like supabase, neon tech, aiven are there some other popular db hosting sites.. Recently i have been facing issue of stmt cache and idk how to resolve with supabase and neon. Aiven provides a really slow db with one to two second latency..

I’m looking for a PostgreSQL hosting provider with a free tier that meets two key requirements:

• At least 1GB of free database storage

• Very generous or effectively unlimited API/query limits

Would appreciate any suggestions or experiences.

I’m looking for a PostgreSQL hosting provider with a free tier that meets two key requirements:

• At least 1GB of free database storage

• Very generous or effectively unlimited API/query limits

Supabase was perfect but 500mb storage isn't enough for my hobby project.

Would appreciate any suggestions or experiences.

I’m looking for a PostgreSQL hosting provider with a free tier that meets two key requirements:

• At least 1GB of free database storage

• Very generous or effectively unlimited API/query limits

Would appreciate any suggestions or experiences.

What Free Postgres Database service that I can scale up in the future do you recommend?

I wanted to use GCP or AWS database but even their smallest configuration will be about 10$ a month.

I have found elephantsql. It seems decent but wondering if there is a better option.

Any recommendation for anything free or up to 5$/month you would recommend?

I am also referring to a managed database that will have at least options such as backup, replications, multi-regions in case of failure.

Thank you very much

UPDATE1.

It looks like the prices for managed databases are really not far off between different service providers.

So the course of action I think I will adopt is to start with ElephantSQL and if the saas ever scale up and gain traction migrate to Cloud SQL on GCP.

UPDATE2.

Tried to do a test run of migrating from elephantsql to cloudsql. It does take a lot of time as one of the users in the comments highlighted. So I will end up staying with elephantsql. I like how their pricing is structured and you can easily scale up as your app grows. I thought there was a better alternative but maybe not with my current needs.

Hi Redditors, I wanted to know that which postgresql providers are there which gives lifetime access to the postgresql database without deleting the data like how render does it deletes the database after 30 days. I want the usage like upto 1-2 gb but free for lifetime as I am developing an application which rarely needs to be opened. Can you please also tell me the services like the render one. I did some research but I would like your advice

Thank you in advance.

Dear Supabase experts,

I'm looking for a free hosted PostgreSQL service for my prototype. I've pretty much decided on Supabase, but before starting to work on the project, I'd like to confirm my understanding.

The alternative I'm considering is Google Cloud SQL. Google has offered a free tier for many of their services, but it charges me once I start to run a Google Cloud SQL PostgreSQL instance. It seems Google Cloud SQL does not have a free tier and it's not shown in the free tier list (it has "Cloud Storage" but I think that is different from "Cloud SQL").

Question: Am I right that Google Cloud SQL does not have a free tier? If yes, I'll go ahead with Supabase. Also, for a small- to medium-sized app, is Supabase cheaper than Google Cloud? Thank you.

Update: Shared to r/googlecloud for the Google Cloud part [link].

I need a hosted database for a project that will probably stay very small. My requirements are:

• Ideally free if the usage is low. I'm only expecting a few hundred form submissions.

• It needs to stay active. Supabase's free tier should be more than enough for me, however they pause the database after a week of activity. This could make the site break.

• Can scale up automatically to handle more traffic. I'm not expecting anything crazy and happy to pay if the usage increases, but this needs to happen automatically so the site doesn't have any downtime.

• My first choice would be Postgres, then another SQL, but Mongo would also be OK.

I am looking for a free Postgres SQL DB hosting for my pet project(Java based) so that me & my friend can remotely access & query the DB. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Basically I'm exploring few things, need one postgresql db which can be connected from my server via code.

Don't say download the database and run locally. I need a free cloud db to explore. Somewhere around 80 - 100 mb storage enough for me.

Hi, I'm new and want to learn and play around with Post. I have an account w/Dreamhost but they don't provide support for Post, I made an AWS account and they're estimating $850/month based on my settings (I have no idea what I'm doing). Is there a cheaper alternative?

I’m building a small side project and need a managed PostgreSQL database that’s free (or has a solid free tier without expiring soon or being too limited). I tried AWS RDS free tier but found it complicated to set up and manage (credits, billing surprises, etc.).

Looking for something easier: quick signup, simple connection string, no credit card if possible, and reliable for hobby/low-traffic use.

Ideally:

• At least 500MB–1GB storage

• No quick expiration (like 30 days)

• Serverless or auto-sleep to save costs

• Bonus: branching, backups, or easy scaling

From what I’ve seen:

• Supabase (500MB, pauses on inactivity)

• Neon (0.5GB per project, serverless scale-to-zero)

• Render (1GB but expires after 30 days?)

• Railway (usage-based with credits)

• Others like ElephantSQL or Aiven?

What do you recommend in 2026? What’s working well for your side projects? Any gotchas with free tiers (like sudden pauses, limits, or upgrades needed)?

Thanks! 🚀

Has anyone deployed a postgresql for free?

I am stuck on how to do that. I found many but they don't allow me to make multiple databases (Eg: Heroku Postgres).

I need help

Hello folks! I'm working on a project using Next.js with PostgreSQL database. As I searched on the net, digitalocean seems good but the only thing I regret is that the database price is somehow overpriced. 15$ per month seems expensive, is there any other solution except AWS and Google Cloud ? What do you think about Vercel's Database plan ?

Thanks in advance.

good day guys, i have been working on a project, i got a database from railway and that is what i have been using for development, which service do you think is the best and most reliable to use when i want to go to production

I'm learning web development and I'm creating a roadmap for the tech stack of a company I'm eyeing,
which requires familiarity with PostgreSQL. So, I'm planning to build a full-stack web app to impress them.
It will include different admin roles and realistic fake details generated via faker.js. (I'm still unsure if I can use PostgreSQL with faker.js).

Here's the snag: I need to host this full stack web app for free as a portfolio project and show them what I've got. Any ideas on where to do that? Help a newbie out—Let's make this happen!

I'm just getting into PostgreSQL (and SQL overall), and looking for places to host my database for free. It's just as a hobby and seeing if I can make something functional. Any recommendations?