ElephantSQLWhat is ElephantSQL?
ElephantSQL hosts PostgreSQL on Amazon EC2 in multiple regions and availability zones. The servers are continuously transferring the Write-Ahead-Log (the transaction log) to S3 for maximum reliability.
ElephantSQL is a tool in the Relational Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Continuous backup to S3Automatic failover24/7 monitoringExtenstions- HStore, Full Text search, Crypto and many more.Latest version- ElephantSQL always boosts the latest stable version of PostgreSQL.
ElephantSQL Pros & Cons
Pros of ElephantSQL
- ✓They suck
- ✓Easy backup
- ✓Easy setup
- ✓Geospatial support
- ✓Monitoring
Cons of ElephantSQL
No cons listed yet.
ElephantSQL Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to ElephantSQL?
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
Amazon RDS manages complex and time-consuming administrative tasks such as PostgreSQL software installation and upgrades, storage management, replication for high availability and back-ups for disaster recovery. With just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, you can deploy a PostgreSQL database with automatically configured database parameters for optimal performance. Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL database instances can be provisioned with either standard storage or Provisioned IOPS storage. Once provisioned, you can scale from 10GB to 3TB of storage and from 1,000 IOPS to 30,000 IOPS.
Heroku Postgres
Heroku Postgres provides a SQL database-as-a-service that lets you focus on building your application instead of messing around with database management.
Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
With Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL, you can spend less time on your database operations and more time on your applications.
