Packages
Cluster-size packages control vCPU, RAM, storage, connection limits, and price.
Each database is sized by a package. Packages are identical across all four engines, so moving between Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis never changes how you reason about sizing.
On the Create Database form, packages show as a row of selectable cards under Cluster size — each card shows the package name, its vCPU/RAM/storage spec, and its monthly price, with a checkmark on whichever one you've picked.
| Package | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Max connections | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | 100 | $5/mo |
| Production | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | 200 | $20/mo |
| High Memory | 4 | 16 GB | 120 GB | 500 | $60/mo |
- Production includes daily backups.
- High Memory adds point-in-time restore on top of daily backups.
Matching a package to a workload
| Workload | Suggested package | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Local dev, staging, side project | Starter | Low query volume, single app instance — 100 connections is plenty. |
| Live app, moderate traffic | Production | Room for several app instances or workers concurrently, plus daily backups so a bad deploy is recoverable. |
| Cache or session store under sustained load | Production or High Memory | Redis workloads that hold a large working set benefit from the extra RAM headroom on High Memory. |
| Analytics-heavy queries, large aggregations | High Memory | More vCPU and RAM absorb sustained CPU-bound queries without starving other connections. |
The max connections column matters most for apps with many concurrent instances (serverless functions, autoscaled containers, background workers). If you're opening a new connection per request instead of pooling, you'll hit that ceiling far sooner than the raw traffic would suggest — see Connecting for a note on pooling.
Upgrading a package
As traffic grows, open the database's page and change its package from there rather than re-creating the cluster from scratch — see Pricing for the full cost comparison across tiers before you upgrade.