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ScaleGrid vs. DigitalOcean PostgreSQL

Compare DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs. ScaleGrid to see which offers the best PostgreSQL hosting on DigitalOcean.

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See how ScaleGrid stacks up against DigitalOcean Managed Databases for PostgreSQL in key database management features, automation tools, replication and security:

Overview	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
Supported PostgreSQL Versions Deploy PostgreSQL on the version of your choice with no forced upgrades	9.6.x, 10.x, 11.x, 12.x	10.x, 11.x	10.x, 11.x
PostgreSQL Super User Access Keep full superuser administrative control over your PostgreSQL deployments	Yes	No	No
Unlimited PostgreSQL Extension Support Install custom extensions as per your needs with no restrictions	Yes	No	No
In-Place Major PostgreSQL Version Upgrades	Yes	No	No
Performance Benchmark See how ScaleGrid improves throughput across balanced workload scenarios	-	ScaleGrid performs up to 94% better. See results	ScaleGrid performs up to 94% better. See results

Replication	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL Replication Options Customize your PostgreSQL synchronization type for your deployment needs	Synchronous & Asynchronous	Asynchronous	Asynchronous
Offsite Replica Support Securely replicate your PostgreSQL data to a remote site	Yes	No	No
Multi-Region Replication Easily handle entire region outages with cross-region support	Yes	Only for read replicas	Only for read replicas

Replication

ScaleGrid PostgreSQL

DigitalOcean PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL Replication Options

Synchronous & Asynchronous

Asynchronous

Offsite Replica Support

Yes

Multi-Region Replication

Yes

Only for read replicas

Admin & Management	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
On-Demand Slow Query Analysis Generate heatmaps of your slow queries and analyze problem queries across different time ranges	Yes	No	No
PostgreSQL Configuration Management & Tuning Customize your PostgreSQL configurations through an interactive console	Yes	No	No
PostgreSQL Reports on Database Usage Get monthly reports sent right to your inbox on your PostgreSQL usage	Yes	No	No
Data Import Automate the import of your PostgreSQL data during migration	Yes	No	No
Follower Clusters Periodically import of data from one cluster to another to support your dev/test and analytic cluster needs	Yes	No	No

Infrastructure	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
High Availability Easily distribute your PostgreSQL deployment to improve your application uptime	Yes	Yes	Yes
On-Demand Scaling Scale your PostgreSQL deployment on-demand with minimal downtime	Yes	Yes	Yes
Read Replicas Set up read-only PostgreSQL standby nodes in your deployment	Yes	Yes	Yes
Move Nodes Across Regions Adjust your node configuration across regions with zero downtime	No	Yes	Yes
Cloning Easily clone your data to a new PostgreSQL server instance	Yes	Yes	Yes

Security	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
Encryption in Transit Encrypt your PostgreSQL data with SSL support	Yes	Yes	Yes
Encryption at Rest Leverage disk encryption to protect your stored data against potential attacks	No	Yes	Yes
Firewalls Create firewall rules to lock down access to the intended clients	Yes	Yes	Yes
Audit Logs Log all your server activity for security and compliance purposes	Yes	No	No

Monitoring & Alerts	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
OS Metrics Monitor key OS metrics, including CPU, memory and network data	Yes	No	No
PostgreSQL Metrics Monitor important PostgreSQL metrics and connections to improve performance	Yes	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL Activity Statistics Get in-depth insights on your PostgreSQL database tables indexes and more	Yes	No	No
Custom Alerts Get alerts on all of your key PostgreSQL metrics via text, email, PagerDuty, Opsgenie and Slack	Yes	Yes	Yes

Support	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
24/7 Support Get 24/7 support from PostgreSQL database experts	Yes	Yes	Yes

Support

ScaleGrid PostgreSQL

DigitalOcean PostgreSQL

24/7 Support

Yes

Backup	ScaleGrid PostgreSQL	DigitalOcean PostgreSQL
Scheduled & On-Demand Backups Automate your PostgreSQL backups through a schedule or before application events	Yes	No	No
Continuous Backup/Point-In-Time Recovery Restore data to any point in time in the recovery window	Coming soon	Yes	Yes
Selective Restores Review the contents of an old backup and retrieve required rows	Yes	Yes	Yes

Backup

ScaleGrid PostgreSQL

DigitalOcean PostgreSQL

Scheduled & On-Demand Backups

Yes

Continuous Backup/Point-In-Time Recovery

Coming soon

Yes

Selective Restores

Yes

DigitalOcean comparison based on their Managed Databases plan and features as of 5/28/20

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Compare Performance

Compare ScaleGrid performance vs. DigitalOcean for PostgreSQL across workload types.

Throughput

We measure PostgreSQL throughput in terms of transactions processed. Compare the throughput average (ms) across write-intensive, balanced workloads and read-intensive workloads for a large deployment with 16GB of RAM.

ScaleGrid PostgreSQL averages over 94% higher throughput across balanced workload configurations compared to DigitalOcean for PostgreSQL.

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Latency

We measure PostgreSQL latency average (ms) across write-intensive, balanced workloads and read-intensive workloads for a large deployment with 16GB of RAM.

ScaleGrid PostgreSQL averages over 48% lower latency across balanced workload configurations compared to DigitalOcean for PostgreSQL.

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Compare Pricing

ScaleGrid’s Dedicated Hosting plans are 100% all- inclusive so there are no surprises in your monthly billing.

DigitalOcean Managed Databases pricing for PostgreSQL is also all-inclusive, but requires a minimum monthly spend of $500 to qualify for their Business Support.

ScaleGrid offers the same pricing as DigitalOcean with 74% higher average throughput and 42% lower average latency performance. Compare plans and pricing across 1, 2 and 3 data-bearing node configurations.

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