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| 1 | +import FreeBeta from "versionContent/_partials/_free-plan-beta.mdx"; |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +A $SERVICE_LONG is a single optimized $PG instance extended with innovations in the database engine and cloud |
| 4 | +infrastructure to deliver speed without sacrifice. A $SERVICE_LONG is 10-1000x faster at scale! It |
| 5 | +is ideal for applications requiring strong data consistency, complex relationships, and advanced querying capabilities. |
| 6 | +Get ACID compliance, extensive SQL support, JSON handling, and extensibility through custom functions, data types, and |
| 7 | +extensions. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Each $SERVICE_SHORT is associated with a project in $CLOUD_LONG. Each project can have multiple $SERVICE_SHORTs. Each user is a [member of one or more projects][rbac]. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +You create free and standard $SERVICE_SHORTs in $CONSOLE_LONG, depending on your [$PRICING_PLAN][pricing-plans]. A free $SERVICE_SHORT comes at zero cost and gives you limited resources to get to know $CLOUD_LONG. Once you are ready to try out more advanced features, you can switch to a paid plan and convert your free $SERVICE_SHORT to a standard one. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +<FreeBeta /> |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +To the $PG you know and love, $CLOUD_LONG adds the following capabilities: |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +- **Standard $SERVICE_SHORTs**: |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + - _Real-time analytics_: store and query [time-series data][what-is-time-series] at scale for |
| 22 | + real-time analytics and other use cases. Get faster time-based queries with $HYPERTABLEs, $CAGGs, and columnar storage. Save money by compressing data into the $COLUMNSTORE and deleting old data with automated policies. |
| 23 | + - _AI-focused_: build AI applications from start to scale. Get fast and accurate similarity search |
| 24 | + with the pgvector and pgvectorscale extensions. |
| 25 | + - _Hybrid applications_: get a full set of tools to develop applications that combine time-based data and AI. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | + All standard $SERVICE_LONGs include the tooling you expect for production and developer environments: [live migration][live-migration], |
| 28 | + [automatic backups and PITR][automatic-backups], [high availability][high-availability], [$READ_REPLICAs][readreplica], [data forking][operations-forking], [connection pooling][connection-pooling], |
| 29 | + [usage-based storage][how-plans-work], secure in-$CONSOLE [SQL editing][in-console-editors], $SERVICE_SHORT [metrics][metrics] |
| 30 | + and [insights][insights], [streamlined maintenance][maintain-upgrade], and much more. $CLOUD_LONG continuously monitors your $SERVICE_SHORTs and prevents common $PG out-of-memory crashes. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- **Free $SERVICE_SHORTs**: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | + _$PG with $TIMESCALE_DB and vector extensions_ |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | + Free $SERVICE_SHORTs offer limited resources and a basic feature scope, perfect to get to know $CLOUD_LONG in a development environment. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +[what-is-time-series]: https://www.timescale.com/blog/time-series-database-an-explainer#what-is-a-time-series-database |
| 39 | +[create-service]: /getting-started/:currentVersion:/services/ |
| 40 | +[live-migration]: /migrate/:currentVersion:/live-migration/ |
| 41 | +[automatic-backups]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/backup-restore/ |
| 42 | +[high-availability]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/ha-replicas/high-availability/ |
| 43 | +[readreplica]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/ha-replicas/read-scaling/ |
| 44 | +[operations-forking]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/services/service-management/#fork-a-service |
| 45 | +[connection-pooling]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/services/connection-pooling |
| 46 | +[data-tiering]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/data-tiering/ |
| 47 | +[how-plans-work]: /about/:currentVersion:/pricing-and-account-management/#how-plans-work |
| 48 | +[in-console-editors]: /getting-started/:currentVersion:/run-queries-from-console/ |
| 49 | +[metrics]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/metrics-logging/monitoring/#metrics |
| 50 | +[insights]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/metrics-logging/monitoring/#insights |
| 51 | +[maintain-upgrade]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/upgrades/ |
| 52 | +[pricing-plans]: /about/:currentVersion:/pricing-and-account-management/ |
| 53 | +[rbac]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/security/members/ |
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