Choose Aiven if you need
- Integration with AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure. We haven't found them on Xata's website.
- ISO 27001. We haven't found it on Xata's website.
At a glance
- Aiven has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Xata.
- Both offer a free trial (Aiven: 30 days, Xata: 14 days).
- Aiven's lowest paid plan is Developer at $5 per month, for PostgreSQL, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on CLI and API.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA.
- Only Aiven lists ISO 27001.
- Only Xata lists SSO.
- Aiven has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Xata.
- Xata can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Aiven.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Xata if you need
- Integration with GitHub or Vercel. We haven't found them on Aiven's website.
- SSO. We haven't found it on Aiven's website.
Aiven
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Review XataThe facts
- What it does
- AivenYour AI-ready open source data platform
- XataThe branch native Postgres platform
- Free plan
- AivenYes
- XataNot confirmed
- Pricing
- AivenPer service, monthly
- XataUsage-based
- Paid plans from
- AivenDeveloper: $5 per month, for PostgreSQL
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- CLI
- API
Only AivenNothing else listed
Only XataNothing else listed
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Aiven
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- DigitalOcean
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Aiven and Xata yet.
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