Is Aiven still free?
Yes Yes. Aiven had a free tier on the vendor's public page on 2026-10-05.
The free PostgreSQL plan costs $0 per month for one VM with 1 CPU, 1 GB of RAM and 1 GB of storage, with no time limit.
Free tier limits and listed figures
| Item | Value on the vendor page |
|---|---|
| Dedicated VMs | 1 |
| CPU per VM | 1 |
| RAM per VM | 1 GB |
| Total storage | 1 GB |
Card and commercial use
- Credit card required
- not stated by the vendor
- Commercial use allowed
- not stated by the vendor
Gotchas
- Cannot select a specific cloud or region
- No integrations or connection pooling
- Aiven reserves the right to shut down services that are unused for an extended period of time
Recent change
No recent change is noted on the vendor page that was read.
Alternatives to compare
More in this category: Databases.
Source
Vendor page read by software on 2026-10-05, written out as text so you can copy it into your browser:
https://aiven.io/pricing