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Open Telekom Cloud PostgreSQL DBaaS: A Shining Star

Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions have experienced rapid growth in recent years and are considered the future of database operations. They offer the possibility to simplify the design and implementation of data-intensive applications. In this context, PostgreSQL is the leading open-source database and an essential part of every cloud providers' DBaaS portfolio.

In this technical report, the independent analyst benchANT compares the performance and price-performance of the Open Telekom Cloud (OTC) DBaaS solution for PostgreSQL with the comparable PostgreSQL DBaaS products of the two US cloud providers, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure (MS Azure).

Disclaimer Open Telekom Cloud (OTC) commissioned the work presented in this document. OTC chose competitors, the test, and database sizes. benchANT chose the most compatible configurations for the other tested DBaaS, executed the benchmarks, analyzed the results, and wrote the text.

Unique Cloud Performance Insights

  • OTC PostgreSQL offers a comparable feature set to hyperscalers with further advantages

  • OTC PostgreSQL is at the forefront when it comes to throughput and latency.

  • OTC PostgreSQL provides a very competitive cost per operation

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public cloud providers analyzed.
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Performance KPIs.
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key findings.