Cheaper option on Fly.io for managed Postgres db

[Xuehong]

I am trying to figure out if I can get a cheaper option on fly io to have a managed postgres db. The $38 flat rate is pricing given I am just starting and I don’t think I will need more than 2GB storage and 500 MB RAM. Just need to have sufficient number of machines to ensure data is consistently saved and will not be lost. $38/month seems to be an overkill for me.
Thanks

[mayailurus]

Hi… The Basic tier is still the lowest one, as far as I know, but there’s been talk of introducing a “Broke tier” at roughly half that cost, eventually.

A credible self-managed Postgres cluster on Fly.io would cost ~$15/month, at ord prices, and that would come with occasional emergencies and a lot of up-front sysadmin learning, etc. So, there’s not a lot of room for lower-priced managed offerings on Fly.io, realistically…

[halfer]

Customers on this forum tend to speak out against the idea, but the starter prices for external managed PG tend to be much keener. The main worry is latency, but if you have an undemanding app with a few users, and your compute+db is in the same region, I wouldn’t worry about it. The starter prices at Aiven seem to be worth a look (I’ve not tried them though).

The only caveat at watching out for free-tier trip-ups. I am using Supabase at present, and they keep “pausing” my database due to insufficient activity. It has had some, but not sure how many pokes it needs, and of what kind, to keep it happy!