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AWS RDS Pricing in India 2026 — Mumbai Region

AWS RDS in Mumbai region offers managed databases for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MariaDB, Oracle, and Aurora (Amazon's native MySQL/Postgres-compatible). Pricing depends on engine, instance class, storage, IOPS, Multi-AZ, and licensing model. As authorised AWS partner, National IT Service offers INR billing, RDS cost optimisation, Multi-AZ DR setup, and migration from on-prem databases.

Plans & pricing (INR)

RDS for MySQL / PostgreSQL / MariaDB — From $0.043/hr (db.t3.micro, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) to $4.32/hr (db.r6i.16xlarge) — Mumbai

Per instance/hour

Managed engine (patches, backups, monitoring)
Automated backups (1-35 day retention)
Multi-AZ for HA (~2x cost)
Read replicas for scale
Encryption at rest

RDS for SQL Server — From $0.305/hr (db.t3.xlarge SE, 4 vCPU) — Mumbai (license-included)

Per instance/hour

License-included (Microsoft SQL Standard / Enterprise / Web)
Or BYOL (bring your own license) for cost savings
Multi-AZ HA option
Native engine features
Windows-based instances

RDS for Oracle — From $0.272/hr (db.t3.medium SE2, 2 vCPU) — Mumbai (license-included or BYOL)

Per instance/hour

License-included (SE2 only) or BYOL
Standard Edition 2 / Enterprise Edition (BYOL)
Multi-AZ HA
RAC not supported (use Oracle on EC2 for RAC)

Aurora MySQL / PostgreSQL Compatible — From $0.118/hr (db.r6g.large) — Mumbai

Per instance/hour

MySQL 5.7/8.0 or PostgreSQL 13/14/15/16 compatible
Up to 5x faster than RDS MySQL, 3x faster than RDS Postgres
Storage auto-scaling up to 128 TB
Up to 15 read replicas (low-latency)
Multi-region active-active option
Aurora Serverless v2 for variable workloads

RDS Reserved Instances (1-year / 3-year) — Save 35-69% vs On-Demand

Per instance commitment

Standard RIs (regional, capacity reserved)
Convertible RIs (flexibility to change engine)
All Upfront / Partial Upfront / No Upfront

India-specific notes

Multi-AZ doubles the instance cost but is essential for production HA. Storage is billed separately: GP3 SSD $0.115/GB-month, Provisioned IOPS $0.138/GB + $0.105/IOPS-month. Backups beyond your DB size are billed at $0.095/GB-month. Through National IT Service you get INR + GST billing, RDS sizing analysis, Multi-AZ vs Read Replica strategy, engine selection (Aurora vs RDS), and migration planning.

How to buy

WhatsApp +91 98119 98370. We assess your database workload, recommend engine + instance class + Multi-AZ vs Read Replica configuration, deliver INR + GST billing, and project-manage migration from on-prem.

Frequently Asked Questions

Aurora vs RDS MySQL/Postgres — which is right?

Aurora is faster (5x MySQL, 3x Postgres), has better availability (6-copy replication), and scales storage automatically. RDS is cheaper at smaller scales (under 50 GB DB). For most new production deployments above 100 GB or 1,000 TPS, Aurora is the right choice — the performance + reliability gains justify the modest premium. For dev/test or very small workloads, RDS MySQL/Postgres is more economical.

SQL Server License-Included vs BYOL — which is cheaper?

License-Included: simpler procurement, but ~40% more expensive than BYOL on instance cost. BYOL: bring your own Microsoft SQL Server license (requires Microsoft Software Assurance with Azure Hybrid Benefit for license mobility), pay only for compute. For long-running production SQL Server workloads on RDS, BYOL typically saves 25-35% over license-included. Requires upfront license investment.

Do we need Multi-AZ for production?

For business-critical production DBs: yes. Multi-AZ provides synchronous replication to standby in a different AZ + automatic failover within 60-120 seconds during AZ outage or maintenance. Cost: ~2x single-AZ. For non-critical / dev / test: single-AZ is fine. We help map RDS HA strategy to your RTO/RPO requirements.

How do we migrate from on-prem MySQL/Postgres/MS SQL to RDS?

Three approaches: (1) AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) — best for minimal-downtime migrations, supports continuous replication, $0.018/hr for db.t3.micro replication instance. (2) mysqldump / pg_dump / native backup-restore — simplest for small DBs with maintenance window. (3) AWS Snowball — for very large DBs (>10 TB) with limited network. We have done DMS migrations for Indian clients with under 5 minutes downtime on 500 GB databases.

What about read replicas for scale?

RDS and Aurora support read replicas for scaling read traffic. RDS: 1-15 cross-region or in-region replicas (asynchronous). Aurora: up to 15 in-region replicas with sub-100ms lag (best-in-class). Typical pattern: 1 writer + 2-3 readers behind RDS Proxy. Indian SaaS startups scale read replicas during business hours, scale down at night.

Free RDS sizing + migration strategy session — INR + GST billing through CSP partnership.