Comparisons

How Solanica compares to managed database clouds and alternatives.

Aiven Alternative: Run Databases on Your Own Kubernetes

$ diff solanica.yaml aiven.yaml

Solanica vs Aiven

Self-Hosted Database Control Plane vs Managed Cloud Service

Both Solanica and Aiven help teams run production databases without reinventing operational tooling. The fundamental difference: Aiven runs your databases on their cloud infrastructure. Solanica runs everything on your Kubernetes clusters — your cloud account, your on-prem nodes, your network perimeter.

● Solanica + OpenEverest
Self-Hosted · K8s-Native · Open Source
  • Runs on your existing Kubernetes clusters
  • Data never leaves your infrastructure
  • Apache 2.0 licensed control plane
  • Multi-cloud, on-prem, and air-gapped support
Your Cloud / On-Prem Zero Egress Open Source
VS
● Aiven
Managed SaaS · Multi-Cloud · Proprietary Platform
  • Databases run in Aiven's cloud infrastructure
  • Zero operational overhead to get started
  • Pay Aiven per node-hour on top of cloud costs
  • No on-prem or air-gapped deployment option
Aiven's Infrastructure SaaS Pricing Managed Service
$ kubectl diff solanica aiven --output=table

Feature Comparison

A factual comparison across the dimensions that matter most for production database infrastructure. Where Aiven has a genuine advantage, we say so.

Solanica vs AWS RDS: Open, Portable Databases vs Cloud Lock-In

$ diff solanica.yaml aws-rds.yaml

Solanica vs AWS RDS

Open, Portable Database Platform vs AWS-Locked Managed Service

Both Solanica and AWS RDS eliminate the need to hand-manage database infrastructure. The fundamental difference: RDS runs your databases deep inside AWS — your backups are in AWS-proprietary format, your extensions are AWS-curated, and your migration path out is painful by design. Solanica runs everything on your Kubernetes clusters — any cloud, any data centre, fully portable.