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that's not the same as fully managed postgresql (which only aws has (at the time)) elpahntsql is not really cheap compared to aws master-slave.

Just comparing the smallest instances, elephantsql:

- db.t2.micro 1 year 20 USD / month (250 USD upfront) - 24.82 USD monthly (that's a multi-slave with auto failover) compared (with 30gb (SSD) storage it's at 30 USD) to elephantsql only 2GB data on a shared database server 20 USD

- db.t2.small 1 year 41 USD / month (500 USD upfront) - 50 USD monthly (that's a multi-slave with auto failover) (with storage around ~60 USD) vs elephantsql Happy Hippo single dedicated database 99 USD 100gb data

you kidding right? I would need to pay twice the price.