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Act. You can stay.
From March 1, 2027, PostgreSQL 14 on RDS and Aurora pays Extended Support per vCPU. Upgrade to avoid it.[1]
Act means: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL 14 cost more from March 1, 2027
Standard support for PostgreSQL 14 on Amazon RDS and Aurora ends February 28, 2027. From March 1, 2027, databases still on it pay RDS Extended Support per vCPU per hour.
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In the RDS console, filter databases by engine version 14. Check RDS and Aurora.
Restore a snapshot, upgrade it to a newer major version and test your app.
Upgrade each database, or budget for the per-vCPU charge.
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| Extended Support charges start | March 1, 2027[1] |
|---|---|
| End of standard support | February 28, 2027 (RDS and Aurora)[1] |
| Version | PostgreSQL 14 (Aurora PostgreSQL 14.x)[1] |
| AWS price example (US East Ohio) | PostgreSQL 12: $0.100 per vCPU-hr in years 1 and 2; $0.200 per vCPU-hr in year 3[3] |
| What the price depends on | Region, PostgreSQL version and years since standard support ended[3] |
| Year 3 pricing starts | March 1, 2029[1] |
| Extended Support ends | February 28, 2030[1] |
| 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] |
| Snapshots | Not charged; a database restored from one after the date is charged[3] |
| Databases on PostgreSQL 14 | Pay Extended Support from March 1, 2027[1] |
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Time to bail on RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL 14 databases? Act. You can stay. From March 1, 2027, PostgreSQL 14 on RDS and Aurora pays Extended Support per vCPU. Upgrade to avoid it.
On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
Standard support for PostgreSQL 14 on Amazon RDS and Aurora ends February 28, 2027. From March 1, 2027, databases still on it pay RDS Extended Support per vCPU per hour.
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You can stay on Amazon RDS. You have to change a setting or plan before the date.
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Databases on PostgreSQL 14: Pay Extended Support from March 1, 2027.
The date to remember is March 1, 2027. Make the change before then.
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