Affordable Solution

Thunderous impact, breaking to build anew, keeping costs manageable and value ever rising!

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Open-Source: Fully leverage PostgreSQL's eco

Open source doesn't mean free, and using it effectively can be costly.
Comparison of different PostgreSQL hosting solutions and their costs.

• Oracle license + support fees: approximately $3,878 / year·vCPU
• AWS RDS PG fees: approximately $1,920 ~ $2,640 / year·vCPU
• Pigsty OSS version is free, hardware cost is ~ $27/year·vCPU

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Save More: Escape the RDS money pit

Affordable financial cost: escape the expensive pricing traps of RDS
Save 50% to 95%+ compared to cloud database services

• RDS costs can reach $2,000-$2,600/year·vCPU
• Self-hosting on cloud EC2, keeping elasticity and saving RDS costs
• Self-hosting on IDC: Deeply utilize cutting-edge hardware like Gen5 SSDs

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DBA Efficiency: Everyone can be a DBA

Affordable manpower cost, transforming Devs and OPS into DBAs
Build enterprise-grade database services with existing team members

• Encapsulating elite DBA expertise from real-world failures
• Junior Dev and Ops can perform as mid-senior DBAs with proper tools
• Build enterprise-grade RDS services without database experts

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Simplified Arch: No Containers or K8s

Simplicity matters, no need to use containers and kubernetes
Cloud-native benefits without the operational complexity

• Cloud-native benefits without complexity
• No need for rare experts in both K8s and databases
• Usually only need to worry about: adding disk if space is full

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Enable Cloud-Exit: Key blockers resolved

Traditional public cloud services are rapidly losing their value proposition
Database is essential for cloud exit, Pigsty provides the missing piece

• No longer dependent on cloud services - own your infrastructure
• Customers with self-build capabilities have true choice
• Database is essential for cloud exit, Pigsty provides FOSS RDS alternative

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Community Support: Discuss & Share

Active user community with free public Q&A support
Multiple channels for getting help and sharing experiences

• Ask questions in GitHub Issue, report bugs and defects
• Join WeChat, Telegram, and Discord groups
• Monthly Office Hour to collect feedback and answer questions

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Expert Consultation: Pay as Needed

Professional consultation services available on demand
Flexible pricing for different levels of support needs

• Quick Consultation: "Coffee or a bit of luck"
• Professional Consultation: $400 / case, about one hour
• Support Person Day: $4K / day, complete working day

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Subscription: Clear Pricing, Value for Money

Transparent subscription pricing with clear value propositions
Different tiers to meet various organizational needs

• Standard: Basic support and updates
• Professional: Enhanced features and priority support
• Enterprise: Full feature access with dedicated support