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From March 1, 2027, Extended Support for PostgreSQL 12 costs $0.200 per vCPU-hr, up from $0.100 (US East, Ohio).[1]
Act means: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL 12 Extended Support rises March 1, 2027
From March 1, 2027, RDS Extended Support for PostgreSQL 12 on RDS and Aurora moves to year 3 pricing. AWS's own example goes from $0.100 to $0.200 per vCPU-hr.
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In the RDS console, filter databases by engine version 12. Check RDS and Aurora.
Restore a snapshot, upgrade it to a newer major version and test your app.
Each vCPU-hour costs more from that day.
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| Year 3 pricing starts | March 1, 2027[1] |
|---|---|
| Version | PostgreSQL 12 on Amazon RDS and Aurora[1] |
| AWS price example (US East Ohio) | $0.100 per vCPU-hr until February 28, 2027; $0.200 per vCPU-hr from March 1, 2027[3] |
| Aurora (same AWS example) | $0.100 per vCPU-hr, then $0.200 per vCPU-hr from March 1, 2027[6] |
| Standard support ended | February 28, 2025[1] |
| Extended Support ends | February 29, 2028[1] |
| After that | Amazon RDS upgrades the major engine version itself[4] |
| Do you have to sign up? | No. Databases with Extended Support enabled are enrolled automatically, with no downtime[4] |
| Multi-AZ | Standby instances are charged too[5] |
| Turning it off | If you disable Extended Support after the date, the database upgrades to the next supported major version[5] |
| Databases on PostgreSQL 12 | Pay year 3 pricing from March 1, 2027[1] |
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Time to bail on RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL 12 databases? Act. You can stay. From March 1, 2027, Extended Support for PostgreSQL 12 costs $0.200 per vCPU-hr, up from $0.100 (US East, Ohio).
On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
From March 1, 2027, RDS Extended Support for PostgreSQL 12 on RDS and Aurora moves to year 3 pricing. AWS's own example goes from $0.100 to $0.200 per vCPU-hr.
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Databases on PostgreSQL 12: Pay year 3 pricing from March 1, 2027.
The date to remember is March 1, 2027. Make the change before then.
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