Scalingo for PostgreSQL® Features
Scalingo for PostgreSQL® includes the common features of our managed database service, plus PostgreSQL®-specific capabilities such as extensions:
- Scale from a single-node instance to a multi-node, highly available cluster
- Choose the right size for your workload, from 512 MB to 512 GB of RAM
- Scale storage from 10 GB to 10 TB
- Scale concurents connections from 30 to 12800
- Extend PostgreSQL® by enabling extensions
- Deploy on Shared or Dedicated Resources (available on request)
Extensions
Scalingo for PostgreSQL® addons includes several extensions that are available, but not enabled by default. Most of them can be enabled within seconds.
Please refer to the Managing Extensions page for an exhaustive list of available extensions.
We also have dedicated pages for PostGIS, TimescaleDB®, pgvector and PosgreSQL® Anonymizer.
High Availability
Scalingo for PostgreSQL® is available across several service classes. Each service class corresponds to a defined availability level and a specific set of features.
| Service class | High Availability | Cluster composition | SLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | No | Single node | 98% |
| Business | Yes | 1 primary node, 1 standby node | 99.96% |
| Enterprise | Yes | 1 primary node, 2 standby nodes | 99.99% |
Business and Enterprise plans are designed for higher service continuity, including during maintenance and platform incidents. Choose the Service Classe and Service Level Agreement that fits your use case.
For more details, see our High Availability of Scalingo for PostgreSQL® page.
Concurrent connection limits
Each service class includes a maximum number of concurrent connections to maintain stable performance. If you need a higher limit, choose a service class that fits your workload.
| Architecture model | Connection limit |
|---|---|
| Shared Resources | 60 per GB of RAM |
| Dedicated Resources | 100 per GB of RAM |
For example, a PostgreSQL® Starter database on Shared Resources with 1 GB RAM allows up to 60 concurrent connections, while a PostgreSQL® Business database on Dedicated Resources with 16 GB RAM allows up to 1600 concurrent connections.