db.m1.mediumvsdb.m3.medium
db.m3.medium is 21% cheaper than db.m1.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $18.25 a month.
| At a glance | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.12/hr | $0.095/hr21% less |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 3.69921875 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 3.75 GiB |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Option | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium | db.m3.medium vs db.m1.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.12 | $0.095 | ▼ 21% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.m1.medium leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.m3.medium leads
On-demand price$0.095 vs $0.12 per hour
21% cheaperMemory (GiB)3.75 vs 3.699
1% higherSpecs
5 of 13 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 6 differ | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Sustained clock | – | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 3.699 | 3.75 |
| NetworkingAll 2 match | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network baseline | 0.3 Gbps | 0.3 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.2 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
| Storage1 of 1 differ | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Local disks | 1 × 410 GB HDD | 1 × 4 GB SSD |
| Instance details1 of 2 differ | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m1 | m3 |
| Normalization factor | 2 | 2 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m1.medium | m3.medium |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.m1.medium first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.m1.medium | db.m3.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.12 | $0.095 | ▼ 21% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.12 | $0.095 | ▼ 21% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.13 | $0.104 | ▼ 20% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.13 | $0.1 | ▼ 23% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.14 | $0.115 | ▼ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.145 | $0.12 | ▼ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.15 | $0.125 | ▼ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.15 | $0.125 | ▼ 17% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.15 | $0.12 | ▼ 20% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.