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Scalable Postgres read replicas for Amazon RDS

Switch to Springtail for your Postgres read replicas and reduce replication costs by up to 58% compared to Amazon RDS.

Use Case

Better read replica performance, at a lower cost

Springtail provides scalable read replicas for Postgres databases on Amazon RDS. You can scale up compute nodes for heavy workloads, and scale down during low usage to reduce costs.

Plug-and-play

Seamlessly replace your Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL read replicas with Springtail.

On-demand scaling

Instantly scale compute up or down for read replicas. Pay only for the performance you need.

Fast replication

Deploy additional read replicas in seconds. No tedious setup or lengthy syncing delays.

OVERVIEW

Elastic read scaling for your existing Postgres infrastructure on AWS

Architecture

Springtail is a cloud-native distributed database that separates storage from compute, providing seamless horizontal scaling for read-heavy workloads.

Our service works alongside your existing Amazon RDS infrastructure, offloading and scaling read operations while your Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL remains the trusted, primary store of data.

Springtail scaled read replicas with existing Amazon RDS for  PostgreSQL database.
Features

Maximize throughput, minimize overhead

Documentation

Say goodbye to over-provisioned read replicas.
With Springtail, you only pay for the performance you need—when you need it.

Unlike traditional replicas that match your primary instance size, Springtail offers on-demand scaling, reducing overhead and saving you money.

Scaled compute

Scale replica compute nodes up or down to match workload requirements.

Autoscaled storage

Seamlessly increase storage capacity as your data volume expands.

Load balancing

Distribute queries across replicas with consistent and optimized performance.

Read/write splitting

Coming

Offload queries to Springtail, send write traffic to your Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL.

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Frequently asked questions

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