Is there a free Postgres database for testing or development?
Yes. Render's lasts 30 days with no card. For many test databases you keep without a card: Neon (up to 100 projects) or Prisma Postgres (up to 50 databases).
Free tier guide
Free PostgreSQL database hosting in 2026, compared
Neon, Aiven, Prisma Postgres and Layerbase give a free Postgres with no card and no time limit, checked 1 November 2026. Supabase pauses free projects after a week of inactivity; Render's free Postgres expires after 30 days.
What redu adds: an Ubuntu server (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 10 GB disk) next to an always-on private Postgres, both created and run by your agent over MCP.
redu is our product. Every other provider below is quoted from its own pages, read on 1 November 2026. Prices and limits change, so check each provider's linked page.
redu's free tierServer + Postgres
Both always on, run by your agent.
The options
Free Postgres hosting, side by side.
| Provider | Free database | Card at signup | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neon | 1 GB per project, 20 GB per account, 100 projects | No | No time limit; scales to zero after 5 minutes inactiveSource, read 1 November 2026 |
| Aiven | 1 GB, 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, automated backups | No | No time limit; powers off after inactivity, notice firstSource, read 1 November 2026 |
| Prisma Postgres | 2 GB shared by up to 50 databases | No | No end date; 200k operations a monthSource, read 1 November 2026 |
| Layerbase | 5 GB for 2 databases | No | No expiry; sleeps after 15 minutes idle, wakes on connectSource, read 1 November 2026 |
| Supabase | 500 MB, shared CPU, 500 MB RAM | Not stated on its pricing page | 1 week idle: paused, restorable 1 year; 2 active projectsSource, read 1 November 2026 |
| Render | 1 GB, fixed | No, in Render's own article | Expires 30 days after creation, deleted 14 days laterSource, read 1 November 2026 |
| redu.cloud | 1 database, 2 GB, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, always-on | Not at signup; required after 7 days, or deleted | 5 GB/month outbound capOur free tier rules |
FAQ
Free Postgres questions
Do AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle or Azure have a free Postgres?
Azure: 12 months, 750 Flexible Server hours, 32 GB, new customers with a card. AWS: RDS on credits, up to USD 200; account closes within 6 months. Google Cloud's Free Tier lists no Cloud SQL; Oracle's Always Free, no PostgreSQL.
Can my AI agent set up the database for me?
On redu, yes: over MCP it creates the Postgres and a server next to it, puts your app online and runs the migrations.
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