ElephantSQL Is Shutting Down
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ElephantSQL Is Shutting Down
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#2For existing customers looking for an alternative you can check this:
https://elest.io/open-source/postgresql
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#3This makes sense, but also not surprised.
In today's world there are countless Postgres providers (Supabase, RDS, DigitalOcean, GCP, Azure, etc) so there is plenty of choice now.
Although I don't see why anyone would choose niche providers today other than the cloud provided ones like RDS now.
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#4What a shame. This is "cloud" as it ought to be: be clear about the service you provide, provide it well, no lock in. Simple and matter-of-factly.
I just started evaluating them about a month ago, loved their hosted postgres and a couple of days later the EOL announcement poped up in my dashboard :(
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#5This makes sense, but also not surprised. In today's world there are countless Postgres providers (Supabase, RDS, DigitalOcean, GCP, Azure, etc) so there is plenty of choice now. Although I don't see why anyone would choose niche providers today other than the cloud provided ones like RDS now.
Because RDS forces you to deal with the AWS behemouth instead if just changing your database connect parameters.
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#6Sad but if you are going to shut something down this is the correct way so kudos.
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#7This makes sense, but also not surprised. In today's world there are countless Postgres providers (Supabase, RDS, DigitalOcean, GCP, Azure, etc) so there is plenty of choice now. Although I don't see why anyone would choose niche providers today other than the cloud provided ones like RDS now.
Because RDS forces you to deal with the AWS behemouth instead if just changing your database connect parameters.
Care to elaborate?
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#8This makes sense, but also not surprised. In today's world there are countless Postgres providers (Supabase, RDS, DigitalOcean, GCP, Azure, etc) so there is plenty of choice now. Although I don't see why anyone would choose niche providers today other than the cloud provided ones like RDS now.
Because RDS forces you to deal with the AWS behemouth instead if just changing your database connect parameters.
I would argue there is limited/no market for Database as a Service where the database isn’t hosted on the same cloud provider and region as your application. Egress costs way too much for that.
So you’d assume most people are already dealing with the AWS behemoth.
And if the cloud provider is providing a competing Database as a Service then it’s almost impossible to compete.
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#9We've been a customer for long for some of out applications. It's a shame but I get their reasoning. The hosted postgresql market is getting crowded and it is difficult for a small shop to stand out.
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#10Any strong alternatives?