Software · head to head
Aiven vs Knack
The short version
- Only Aiven has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Aiven the free plan gives 1 VM with 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM and 1 GB storage, and cannot pick a specific cloud or region; Knack plans are priced by number of records and objects rather than users, ranging from $110 to $300 per month as data volume grows
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Aiven and Knack actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Aiven
- Multi-cloud Support
- Automated Backups
- Seamless Upgrades
- VPC Peering
- End-to-end Encryption
- Compliance
- Observability
- PostgreSQL
Only in Knack
Nothing recorded that Aiven does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Aiven
- Running managed open source databases without operating themnot Knack
- Multi-cloud deployment across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, OVH and UpCloudnot Knack
- Highly available data services with automatic failovernot Knack
- Prototyping on a small free instance before scaling upnot Knack
Knack
No use cases recorded yet. See the Knack review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Aiven
- The free plan gives 1 VM with 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM and 1 GB storage, and cannot pick a specific cloud or region
- Free and Developer tiers have no integrations and no connection pooling
- Connection pooling, database forks and dynamic disk sizing need the Business or Premium plan
- A 99.99 percent uptime SLA starts at the Startup plan from $75 a month
- High availability with automatic failover starts at Business from $180 a month
Knack
- Plans are priced by number of records and objects rather than users, ranging from $110 to $300 per month as data volume grows
Pricing, plan by plan
Aiven
Free- Free TrialFree
- $300 credits
- 30 day trial
- All services
- Startup$19/month
- Single node
- Basic support
- Daily backups
Knack
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Knack review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Aiven if
- You need multi-cloud support.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Aws, Azure, Gcp, Do.
- You also want automated backups.
Choose Knack if
Nothing in the data separates Knack from Aiven on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Aiven or Knack better?
- Neither clearly leads. Aiven starts at Free and Knack at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Aiven or Knack?
- Aiven has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Aiven and On request for Knack.
- Does Aiven or Knack run on more platforms?
- Aiven runs on Web, Aws, Azure, Gcp, Do. Knack runs on Web.
- Can I use Aiven for free?
- Yes. Aiven has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Knack starts at On request.
- What is Aiven best used for?
- Aiven is most often used for running managed open source databases without operating them, multi-cloud deployment across aws, google cloud, azure, digitalocean, ovh and upcloud, highly available data services with automatic failover, prototyping on a small free instance before scaling up. Of those, running managed open source databases without operating them and multi-cloud deployment across aws, google cloud, azure, digitalocean, ovh and upcloud are not what Knack is typically brought in for.
- What can Aiven do that Knack cannot?
- Aiven covers Multi-cloud Support, Automated Backups, Seamless Upgrades, VPC Peering.