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pgEdge Starfleet vs backupd

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pgEdge Starfleet compared with backupd
DetailpgEdge Starfleet logo pgEdge Starfleetbackupd logo backupd
What it doesEnterprise Postgres for AI, deployable anywhere from prototype to production Back up, restore and check your databases from a terminal or a CI job
StageNot given Not given
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Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingManaged: Small $25/month (1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 25GB storage), Medium $69/month (2 vCPU, 4GB, 50GB), Large $99/month (2 vCPU, 8GB, 50GB), XL $249/month (4 vCPU, 16GB, 150GB). Branches billed hourly while they exist. BYO Cloud and Self-Hosted require custom pricing quotes. Starter: $10/month (free for 14 days) with 5 databases, backups every 12 hours, kept 30 days, 50 GB included storage then $0.10 per GB. Pro: $25/month with 20 databases, backups every 6 hours, kept 90 days, 150 GB included storage then $0.08 per GB. Custom: contact sales@backupd.dev for pricing.
Key features
  • Built-in MCP server for connecting Claude Code, Cursor, Replit and other agentic tools
  • Copy-on-write database branching in seconds
  • Built-in RAG server and pgvector for vector embeddings
  • pgEdge SafeSession for enforcing true read-only access
  • IP allowlisting and no public internet exposure
  • Multi-region automated failover and active-active replication
  • Zero-downtime maintenance and upgrades
  • 45-day backups included
  • PostREST API server included
  • Standard unforked PostgreSQL with no proprietary storage layer
  • Backup before migrations in CI pipelines with wait and fail guarantees
  • Scheduled backup health checks that fail if a database has no recent backup
  • Restore production backups to staging environments
  • Automatic backup restoration verification on sandbox servers
  • Encryption to user's own key with decryption on local machine
  • JSON output and exit codes for CI/CD pipeline integration
  • Restore to different database, original database or locally
  • Support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB and Convex databases
  • Uptime monitoring and alerts for failed backups
  • Compressed and encrypted storage with configurable retention periods
What makes it different
  • Deploy the same Postgres platform in pgEdge cloud, your cloud, or on-premises without re-platforming
  • Built on 100% standard, unforked PostgreSQL—no proprietary storage layer or lock-in
  • Comprehensive AI toolkit built in—MCP, RAG, and vector search without assembling a second data stack
  • Flat pricing per database with no storage, IOPS or egress overages
  • Backups encrypted to your own key so the service cannot access them
  • Automatic restore testing proves backups can actually be restored
  • Integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines with exit codes and JSON output
  • Open source MIT licensed with code on GitHub
  • No server agent required; backups can be restored with standard open tools
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)60 no change since last check4 +4 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)310
Citation Flow (Majestic)430
Referring domains (Majestic)6520

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