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Aiven for PostgreSQL Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users value the hands-off high availability of Aiven for PostgreSQL, ensuring reliability and effective disaster recovery. (1 mentions)
Users value the automated backup system of Aiven for PostgreSQL, enhancing their disaster recovery capabilities reliably. (1 mentions)
Users laud the automated backup system of Aiven for PostgreSQL, emphasizing its reliability for disaster recovery. (1 mentions)
Users value the automated data recovery in Aiven for PostgreSQL, ensuring reliable and hands-off disaster management. (1 mentions)
Users value the automated high availability of Aiven for PostgreSQL, appreciating its reliability and ease of use. (1 mentions)
Users find Aiven for PostgreSQL notably expensive, particularly due to the significant management layer premium. (1 mentions)
Users find Aiven for PostgreSQL's expensive licensing a drawback, citing high costs for the management layer. (1 mentions)

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Aiven for PostgreSQL Pros and Cons

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Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very easy to set up"
What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

It's very easy to set up, and the control panel helps you a lot on setting up the basics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

I'm using Postgres, the control panel could be more advanced, making account management and permissions easier for your databases. I can manage that myself via queries, but that's not as easy.

Also I'm experiencing some speed problems. Even though the database is in the same region on Google Cloud, as my kubernetes cluster is, my php responses take close to 1 second, where that locally is no more than 100ms. I'm not sure yet where the problem is as the Aiven dashboard is showing quick query responses. Further investigation required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Utilities
AU
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"quick support, simple setup, features I need"
What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

ease of use, option of cloud providers, access management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

can't rename a project, missing axis labels in metrics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"PostgreSQL newbie analyst"
What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Clean interface, minimalist design, easy to navigate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

No (obvious) query interface or easy way to see schema (that I could find). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OF
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very good product"
What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Very detailed ticket resolution about how problems have been solved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Lack of night mode in the UI, currently in a dark room it is blinding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"As comfortable as I hoped"
What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

The interface is great. I like how easy it is to perform fork and restore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Not enough control when there is an issue or outage. This makes sense because most of the heavy lifting is hidden from the end user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
CI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good"
What do you like best about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

- Place in time restores

- Database forks

- Read-only replicas Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Aiven for PostgreSQL?

Mainly that this isn't the default GCP PostgreSQL. Sorry but it's nice when all your stuff is in one place (or at least a reduced amount of places). I wonder if there's some kind of aggregating console service out there... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tuomas Lounamaa of Aiven for PostgreSQL

Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry, Aiven is not part of Google or GCP :)

One benefit is that you can choose any cloud you'd like to use with our PostgreSQL service. If you are looking to simplify your billing structure you might want to look into our our GCP marketplace offering https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/aiven-public/aiven

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