--- description: Learn how Aiven for PostgreSQL can help your business. GetApp provides users in South Africa with the most detailed information on software tools, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Aiven for PostgreSQL Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/459/database/software) > [Aiven for PostgreSQL](/software/2063708/aiven-for-postgresql) # Aiven for PostgreSQL Canonical: https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2063708/aiven-for-postgresql Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2063708/aiven-for-postgresql?page=2) > Aiven for PostgreSQL is a fully managed, scalable PostgreSQL service, deployable in the cloud of your choice. It is cloud-native, full-featured, secure and backed by a 99.99% SLA. You have access to premium features, such as Point in Time Restore, database forking, connection pooling and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 71 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Aiven for PostgreSQL \- Lowest TCO with a full-featured, fully managed PostgreSQL service - Save time by automating database provisioning, scaling, cloud/ region migration and other time-consuming tasks - Guaranteed business continuity with multi-AZ high-availability clusters and self-healing platform with 99,99% SLA backed by 24/7 SRE team - Secure and compliant, with data encrypted in transit and rest, dedicated VM’s, VPC peering and more. The service is ISO27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA and PCI/DSS compliant - Observability made easy with integrations to tools like Prometheus, Datadog, and more - or by using Aiven observability tools - Easy integration with other Aiven services, to build complex data pipelines for event streaming, analytics, and more ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 71 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Aiven - **Location**: Helsinki, Finland - **Founded**: 2016 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$19,00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Services are billed hourly and invoiced monthly. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English, French - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Authentication - Automatic Backup - Backup and Recovery - Data Dictionary Management - Data Migration - Data Replication - Data Storage Management - Mobile Access - Multiple Programming Languages Supported - Performance Analysis - Relational Database Management - SSL Security - Secure Data Storage ## Integrations (3 total) - Datadog - Prometheus - Terraform ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/459/database/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Once you've set up an instance, you literally (in our case) just had to copy-and-paste the database URL into our site's (Django-based) configuration. The fact that scaling the instances is so easy also makes it quite comfortable to just start with a small one and then upgrade it as your needs increase. > > **Cons**: We had one or two cases where the instance was unreachable, even though the dashboard reported that it was up. Considering the price, this is pretty good for over a year of service with no redundancy, though. Also, automatically upgrading the PostgreSQL version is obviously a double-edged sword. An opt-out feature might be helpful. We once started getting some errors when the postgres-server version changed. ----- ### "My review" — 5.0/5 > **Ev** | *20 August 2020* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: It works. It seems stable. We hope someones is handling all the version updates and patches for us, but we don't get a lot of visibility into that. > > **Cons**: It's expensive and I'm not sure how much value Aiven is providing us. We consider just running Postgres on our own cloud almost every day. ----- ### "Remote replicas to the rescue\!" — 5.0/5 > **Daniel** | *22 July 2019* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The interface is easy to use and intuitive. The remote replica option is saving the company time. In the past, it was hard to manage and configure the remote replicas using tools like Bucardo and PostgreSQL in RDS, which does not support binary replication (at least it didn't back then). The replicas between the remote databases happen almost instantly. Great support for extensions. > > **Cons**: The chat support takes a long time to answer the questions but when they do, the answers are to the point and helpful. > > We tested and we loved it, the remote replica is a service that takes weight out of our shoulders in a brilliant and simple way. ----- ### "Best managed DB so far" — 5.0/5 > **Paul** | *24 October 2019* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was just super simple to start using it. The possibility to deploy the service to the same locations where we host our capacity was crucial for us. Also as a nice plus, aiven has made their own Terraform provider which we also use to manage our capacity. > > **Cons**: Option to create "Service Accounts" would be really nice. Currently all the API tokens are tied to actual user accounts and that might cause problems at some point. But other than that there's not much not to like :) > > After we started using Aiven, DB's have been one thing that we don't have to worry about. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2063708/aiven-for-postgresql?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2063708/aiven-for-postgresql) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data