Managed vs Self-Hosted

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Managed services (RDS, Cloud SQL, Aurora) reduce operational burden with automated backups and patching but at higher cost. Self-hosted gives full control and lower cost at scale, but you own uptime.

Key Properties

• Automated Backups and Patching
• Full Control at Lower Cost
• Operational Burden Tradeoff

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