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Heroku Postgres

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Overview

Heroku Postgres is a reliable and powerful database-as-a-service based on PostgreSQL. It is designed to be easy to use for developers, with features like continuous protection, high availability, and easy scalability. Heroku Postgres is tightly integrated with the Heroku platform, making it simple to build, deploy, and manage applications.

✨ Key Features

  • Fully managed
  • Continuous protection and automated backups
  • High availability and automated failover
  • Easy scalability
  • Developer-friendly CLI and dashboard

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Seamless integration with the Heroku developer experience
  • Simplicity and ease of use for developers
  • Strong focus on developer productivity

Unique Value: A managed PostgreSQL service that is optimized for developer productivity and seamlessly integrates with the Heroku platform.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Web applications Mobile backends Data warehousing Prototyping and development

🏆 Alternatives

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL DigitalOcean Managed Databases

Offers a superior developer experience and a richer ecosystem of tools compared to other managed PostgreSQL providers.

💻 Platforms

API

🔌 Integrations

Heroku platform Various data tools and programming languages

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Premium, Enterprise tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 1 ✓ SOC 2 ✓ SOC 3 ✓ ISO/IEC 27001 ✓ PCI DSS

💰 Pricing

$9.00/mo

Free tier: Heroku no longer offers a free tier for Postgres.

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