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Best managed database services in 2026: the bill that surprises teams isn't for Postgres, it's the second one. A comparison of 13 providers.
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Best Managed Database Services 2026: Postgres + Redis Costs

The bill that surprises teams on even the best managed database services isn’t for Postgres. It’s the second one, which …

Dr. Somya Hallan Nov 4, 2026 23 mins read
AWS Redis pricing on ElastiCache Serverless: storing 1 GB for a month costs $61.32, while 1,000 requests a second for a month costs $6.04, so storage costs 10x more than traffic.
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AWS Redis Pricing: ElastiCache Bills Memory, Not Traffic

“Serverless” sounds like you pay for traffic. On ElastiCache, you mostly don’t. Keeping 1 GB of data costs $61.32 a …

Dr. Somya Hallan Sep 27, 2026 26 mins read
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