RDS for PostgreSQL editions and use cases - ApsaraDB RDS

ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL offers three editions — Basic, High-availability, and Cluster — each designed for different workloads and availability requirements.

RDS for PostgreSQL editions

Edition	Description	Use cases
Basic Edition	Single-node architecture with decoupled compute and storage. Does not support adding read-only instances.	Personal learning. Microsites. Dev and test environments for SMEs.
High-availability Edition	Primary/secondary architecture with automatic failover. The secondary instance is inaccessible. Add read-only instances to scale out read capabilities.	Production databases for medium and large enterprises. Internet services, IoT, e-commerce, logistics, and gaming workloads.
Cluster Edition	One primary and multiple secondary instances with automatic failover. Secondary instances are accessible to scale out read capabilities. Add more secondary instances to further scale out read capabilities.	Production databases for medium and large enterprises. New retail, automotive manufacturing, and large-scale ERP workloads.

Change product edition

Basic Edition instances running PostgreSQL 10 or later can be upgraded to High-availability Edition.

Note

Other editions do not support edition changes. To switch editions, create a new instance and migrate your data.

View product edition

You can view the product edition of an instance on its Basic Information page.

The edition appears in the Category and Edition field.

Supported specifications by edition

Primary ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance types.

Supported features by edition

Feature overview.

Create an instance

Create an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance.