db.t2.smallvsdb.t3.small
db.t2.small and db.t3.small cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $0.036 per hour. Per vCPU, db.t3.small costs 50% less.
| At a glance | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.036/hr | $0.036/hr |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 (2.5 GHz) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| CPU | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Option | db.t2.small | db.t3.small | db.t3.small vs db.t2.small |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 28% off$0.0258 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.t2.small leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.t3.small leads
Network peak5 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
4.9× highervCPUs2 vs 1
2× higherSpecs
16 of 26 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute5 of 10 differ | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 (2.5 GHz) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.3 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel Turbo | – |
| Burstable | Yes | Yes |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Low to Moderate | Low to Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.128 Gbps | 0.128 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
| Storage6 of 7 differ | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 174 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 2,085 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 21.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 260.625 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 1,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 11,800 |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| Family | t2 | t3 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | No | Yes |
| Normalization factor | – | 1 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.t2.small | db.t3.small |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | t2.small | t3.small |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.t2.small first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.t2.small | db.t3.small | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.039 | $0.039 | Same |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Same |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.041 | $0.041 | Same |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.041 | $0.041 | Same |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.043 | $0.04 | ▼ 7% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.043 | $0.04 | ▼ 7% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.045 | $0.042 | ▼ 7% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.048 | $0.048 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.053 | $0.053 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.076 | $0.076 | Same |
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.